as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the securities analyst's prognosis for the stock market in the new year
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Recent Examples of prognosis
This one revealed fresh cause for concern, and a much more grim prognosis.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer—the stage when cancer spreads beyond the breast to distant parts of the body—was often accompanied by a grim prognosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
What is the prognosis for a turf toe injury?
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Their research eventually led to the development of Trikafta, a three-drug combination that can dramatically improve the prognosis for patients with the disease.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer—the stage when cancer spreads beyond the breast to distant parts of the body—was often accompanied by a grim prognosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
What is the prognosis for a turf toe injury?
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Their research eventually led to the development of Trikafta, a three-drug combination that can dramatically improve the prognosis for patients with the disease.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prognosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
Noun
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But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Flood forecasts Along the coast, moderate to major flooding is forecast at nearly three dozen tide gauges from North Carolina to Long Island over the weekend, including the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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In a note on Monday, market veteran Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, went over his earlier bullish calls on gold, which has repeatedly reached his forecasts ahead of schedule.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Weather forecasting is a powerful tool.—
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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Historically, most weather forecasting models have been based on data from high-income countries in the northern hemisphere.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosis. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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