as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days
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Recent Examples of forecast
Alex Harris
updated September 24, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Economic growth is also slowing, with official forecasts falling from 2.5% to 1% for this year.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The wave is forecast to interact with another disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic, and then move westward after that.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The National Hurricane Center’s latest forecast for Humberto shows the system on a northern curving track that steers it clear of most of the Caribbean, except potentially Bermuda, and into the open Atlantic for most of its life.
—Alex Harris
updated September 24, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Economic growth is also slowing, with official forecasts falling from 2.5% to 1% for this year.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Economists had forecast another month of weak hiring, with just 50,000 new positions added, according to a survey by FactSet.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The wave is forecast to interact with another disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic, and then move westward after that.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecast
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This prediction hitting will depend in part on whether the Penguins, or a team in their position, likes the best of the Leafs’ future goodies in a Rust-like transaction.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But, contrary to Cole’s predictions, the forests weren’t gone forever.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Let’s tie it all together by predicting that the first meeting of the season between Toronto and Philadelphia gets well and truly out of control … which by today’s standards means there are three fights in the game.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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High geopolitical volatility makes predicting the market’s future even more difficult than usual, a Reuters columnist argued.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 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
Noun
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Tom Andersson became interested in weather models after hearing from experts that, despite rapid progress in AI forecasting, the models weren’t yet reliable enough to predict storm intensity in real-world settings.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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These recurring revenues are steady, received regularly, and can be considered a better barometer of a company’s financial performance, and a better basis for planning and forecasting.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 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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“Forecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecast. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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