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
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
As always with space weather, forecasts carry uncertainty and auroras can be fickle.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Weather forecast ahead Here are peak storm chances in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas Friday through Monday, according to Weather Underground.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
South Florida has lived these lousy afternoons all week — and Friday’s forecast calls for more of the same.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
As always with space weather, forecasts carry uncertainty and auroras can be fickle.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Next year, Swinburne forecasts the box office could get to $11 billion, which would put it back to its 2019 levels.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Weather forecast ahead Here are peak storm chances in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas Friday through Monday, according to Weather Underground.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecast
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Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University (CSU) echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Amodei has faced backlash this year for overly ambitious predictions, including saying six months ago that 90 percent of code would be written by AI in six months.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Explore Fall, a website that provides resources and tools to track the changing colors of leaves, is predicting an earlier and quicker fall foliage peak for the millions of people looking to see this year's natural spectacle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 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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This forward-thinking cultural calendar alignment demonstrates how successful brands anticipate and build collections around significant cultural milestones, providing retail marketers with frameworks for long-term trend forecasting and seasonal planning strategies.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yet respondents are divided overall on the effect on interest rates, with 39% believing the president action's will result in lower rates and the same percentage forecasting higher rates as a result.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not that is the beginning of the end for linear TV is a prophecy game more than anything right now.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Forecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecast. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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