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
Nathanson’s prognosis comes 20 years after YouTube was launched on February 14, 2005, by three PayPal engineers Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.
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Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
New Jersey Federal Judge Robert Kirsch granted Manna compassionate release on April 16 under the First Step Act, stating that his grim health prognosis and his efforts at rehabilitation behind bars tipped the scales in his favor.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Managing cardiovascular disease for a better MASH prognosis: Cardiovascular (heart) disease is the most common cause of death among people with MASLD.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 16 Mar. 2025
And the prognosis for California’s future growth is not good, given that most of the recent uptick seems to have been the result of the historic immigration surge during the Biden years.
—Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
New Jersey Federal Judge Robert Kirsch granted Manna compassionate release on April 16 under the First Step Act, stating that his grim health prognosis and his efforts at rehabilitation behind bars tipped the scales in his favor.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Managing cardiovascular disease for a better MASH prognosis: Cardiovascular (heart) disease is the most common cause of death among people with MASLD.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 16 Mar. 2025
And the prognosis for California’s future growth is not good, given that most of the recent uptick seems to have been the result of the historic immigration surge during the Biden years.
—Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
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The bitcoin price has rocketed to over $100,000 per bitcoin, up 30% from its April lows, triggering a wave of bullish bitcoin price predictions that could see the bitcoin price eventually flip gold’s $20 trillion market capitalization.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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If that prediction comes true, who knows what might happen at Oakmont and Royal Portrush.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Now many of the largest U.S. companies are cutting or withdrawing their financial forecasts for this year, citing the tariffs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office, according to a NOAA staff member who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Overall, a self-fulfilling prophecy of success here.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosis. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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