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one who predicts future events or developments
a financial forecaster who is widely followed by investors
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Recent Examples of forecasters
In his 2015 book Superforecasting, Wharton’s Philip Tetlock reported the results of a multi-year study pitting professional forecasters from Wall Street, the intelligence community, and academia against twenty thousand intellectually curious amateurs.
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Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Fire agencies across the North Bay are preparing for elevated wildfire danger this weekend as forecasters warn of strong winds and low humidity - conditions that often signal the start of fire season in Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 16 May 2026
After a chilly start to May, the weather pattern is finally about to flip to summer for much of the Midwest and Northeast over the next few days, forecasters said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Elsewhere in the survey, forecasters lowered their outlook for growth in coming quarters.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Federal forecasters rely on a combination of measurements—sea surface temperatures and changes in wind patterns—to predict when El Niño will come back.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Horses and livestock need their troughs filled daily, forecasters said, as consumption can double in the heat.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Topics included Lum’s Restaurants, the opening of the Ford City shopping mall, the Kroch’s & Brentano’s book store, Chicago TV weather forecasters from the 1970s and Jimmy Wong’s Cantonese restaurant on South Wabash Avenue.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
According to forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic conditions are expected to ramp up later on May 7 as high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole sweeps past Earth, potentially triggering active conditions and isolated G1 to G2 geomagnetic storms into May 8.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Fire agencies across the North Bay are preparing for elevated wildfire danger this weekend as forecasters warn of strong winds and low humidity - conditions that often signal the start of fire season in Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 16 May 2026
After a chilly start to May, the weather pattern is finally about to flip to summer for much of the Midwest and Northeast over the next few days, forecasters said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Elsewhere in the survey, forecasters lowered their outlook for growth in coming quarters.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Federal forecasters rely on a combination of measurements—sea surface temperatures and changes in wind patterns—to predict when El Niño will come back.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Horses and livestock need their troughs filled daily, forecasters said, as consumption can double in the heat.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Topics included Lum’s Restaurants, the opening of the Ford City shopping mall, the Kroch’s & Brentano’s book store, Chicago TV weather forecasters from the 1970s and Jimmy Wong’s Cantonese restaurant on South Wabash Avenue.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
According to forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic conditions are expected to ramp up later on May 7 as high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole sweeps past Earth, potentially triggering active conditions and isolated G1 to G2 geomagnetic storms into May 8.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasters
Noun
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Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The prognosticators still make Democrats a slight favorite to retake control of the House based on the fact that Republicans, of course, only have a very narrow majority, meaning the Democrats only have to win a few net seats this fall.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Those questions have internet analysts and draft prognosticators skeptical to say the least.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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“Forecasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasters. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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