forecasters

plural of forecaster

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Recent Examples of forecasters Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 But afterward, the impacts of interacting with the Big Island will weaken it significantly, hurricane center forecasters said. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 By Saturday afternoon local time, Lala is expected to reach hurricane strength according to forecasters. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The storm caught the state off guard, having made a sudden shift to the east and smack into the core of the state after most forecasters had projected it to make landfall much farther to the north. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 The system could bring rainfall totals of 8 inches to a foot (up to about 30 centimeters) across Maui and the Big Island, with as much as 25 inches (nearly 64 centimeters) possible across the Big Island, forecasters said. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The day of the avalanche, snow forecasters issued a dire warning for people to stay out of the backcountry due to the high risk of slides. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Although a gradual cooling trend is expected to begin Sunday, forecasters say temperatures will remain above normal into next week. Julie Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Meanwhile, any storms that pop up in the Kansas City area should stay garden-variety thunderstorms, forecasters said. Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasters
Noun
  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to the men of the Great Synagogue.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • The trouble is that most prognosticators are still fighting the last war.
    Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the top 10 this season in many statistical categories on the PGA Tour, Morikawa fit the eye of many pre-championship prognosticators this week.
    Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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“Forecasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasters. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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