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
And by the end of the week, forecasters predict meaningful rain chances.
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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
Eight states across the northern and central United States are bracing for severe winter weather this weekend as forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) issue warnings for snow, ice, and dangerously cold conditions.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
After this brief warm-up, forecasters expect temperatures to fall closer to normal for this time of year by midweek.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The data, including the radar information, is fed straight into the computer models that forecasters use to predict a hurricane’s path and intensity.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The high is expected to be 61 degrees, with wind gusts reaching 22 mph at the peak, forecasters said.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Eight states across the northern and central United States are bracing for severe winter weather this weekend as forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) issue warnings for snow, ice, and dangerously cold conditions.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
After this brief warm-up, forecasters expect temperatures to fall closer to normal for this time of year by midweek.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The data, including the radar information, is fed straight into the computer models that forecasters use to predict a hurricane’s path and intensity.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The high is expected to be 61 degrees, with wind gusts reaching 22 mph at the peak, forecasters said.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasters
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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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Many awards prognosticators find that group in particular difficult to read, with their Best Documentary Feature shortlist often including a couple titles not in the mainstream consciousness.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Outside the Vatican, prognosticators of all stripes scrambled to predict what name would be announced from the basilica balcony.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Forecasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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