as in diviners
one who predicts future events or developments
a financial forecaster who is widely followed by investors
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Recent Examples of forecasters
To hear the National Weather Service tell it, the transition from the wet days simply did not move as fast as forecasters anticipated.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
In more recent years, economic forecasters haven't been exactly hitting it out of the park either.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Many forecasters expected drier conditions because the West Coast has been experiencing a weak La Niña.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Still, forecasters see grounds for caution.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
More rain expected for Southern California Heavy rains that deluged Southern California in December will continue in the first half of January, though forecasters say the precipitation isn’t likely to be as extreme.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
And by the end of the week, forecasters predict meaningful rain chances.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Space weather forecasters are reviewing new coronograph imagery from NASA's SOHO and STEREO spacecraft to determine its speed and trajectory.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The National Weather Service is a shadow of its former self, and the forecasters who help people make evacuation decisions are working double shifts just to keep offices open.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
In more recent years, economic forecasters haven't been exactly hitting it out of the park either.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Many forecasters expected drier conditions because the West Coast has been experiencing a weak La Niña.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Still, forecasters see grounds for caution.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
More rain expected for Southern California Heavy rains that deluged Southern California in December will continue in the first half of January, though forecasters say the precipitation isn’t likely to be as extreme.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
And by the end of the week, forecasters predict meaningful rain chances.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Space weather forecasters are reviewing new coronograph imagery from NASA's SOHO and STEREO spacecraft to determine its speed and trajectory.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The National Weather Service is a shadow of its former self, and the forecasters who help people make evacuation decisions are working double shifts just to keep offices open.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasters
Noun
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Last spring, Broadway prognosticators would have been well within the boundaries of common sense to posit that the big theater story of 2025 might be the arrival of big-name Hollywood stars on Manhattan stages.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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But how do other A&M players with draft eligibility rank in the eyes of scouts and NFL draft prognosticators?—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Forecasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasters. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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