as in prophets
one who predicts future events or developments
somehow the diviner failed to foresee her own misfortunes with the law
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Now in full force, filling the choral terrace, the Dallas Symphony Chorus sang stirringly, although, as Walton intended, a smaller contingent of the singers evoked the praise of prophets, apostles and martyrs.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
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Also damaged was a decades-old sculpture of Moses, one of Judaism’s greatest prophets who is often credited with receiving the Torah from God and writing it down.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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Dangerous conditions along the Bay Area coast on Friday prompted forecasters to warn residents to stay away from the water.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Dangerously cold temperatures combined with wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected to cause life-threatening conditions across parts of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast to close out the week, forecasters said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Back in the 90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Aug. 2019
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“Diviners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diviners. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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