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forecasters

noun

plural of forecaster

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 Federal forecasters warned that the former hurricane and its warm, humid gusts could create unstable air and general storm cells that would become vortexes. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 And as theFlorida Public Radio Emergency Network notes, forecasters warn that tornadoes could spin off of the system, causing further havoc far from the Gulf Coast. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Weather forecasters say remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel could hit Salt Lake City, site of the game, sometime between Saturday night and Monday. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 For days, forecasters have predicted that a wall of wind shear near the northern Gulf coast would help cut the storm down just before landfall, bringing slightly lower winds but a broader storm ashore. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Light showers will move into the Charlotte area early Saturday, then transition to a 90% chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms later in the day, forecasters say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 On the heels of a miserably sticky summer, an unusually long October heat wave is set to arrive, according to forecasters. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Due to El Nino, forecasters said the eastern Pacific storms formed farther west and tracked more westward, remaining over the open ocean throughout their cycle. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of diviners

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Oracles, prophets and practices of divination offered guidance from inscrutable or enigmatic sources when ordinary human judgment reached its limits.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophets

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Week six is now upon us, and with that, several data points are now available for prognosticators and experts alike to draw from and anger fans with in the process.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Polling and the work of prognosticators like the Cook Political Report suggest Democrats are likely to take back the House in November.

— Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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