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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
As ocean temperatures rise, the intensity and unpredictability of hurricanes continue to challenge forecasters and emergency planners alike.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Southwest is best Clear weather and warm temperatures are on tap for most of California and the Southwest, forecasters said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
That's pretty much exactly what forecasters are predicting for 2025.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters, whose expertise lies in analyzing fashion, have decoded what consumers will be purchasing looking ahead.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The storm will dump as much as three feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, NBC forecasters said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
These are the major factors standing in the way of interest rates coming down and leading forecasters to raise their recession probabilities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Federal forecasters say the system in the Northeast will bring periods of torrential rain to much of New England, especially Maine, as several more inches of snow blanket the mountains in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Steady rain and foggy conditions, followed by colder temperatures and strong winds, are expected in the city beginning Thursday night, forecasters said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Southwest is best Clear weather and warm temperatures are on tap for most of California and the Southwest, forecasters said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
That's pretty much exactly what forecasters are predicting for 2025.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters, whose expertise lies in analyzing fashion, have decoded what consumers will be purchasing looking ahead.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The storm will dump as much as three feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, NBC forecasters said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
These are the major factors standing in the way of interest rates coming down and leading forecasters to raise their recession probabilities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Federal forecasters say the system in the Northeast will bring periods of torrential rain to much of New England, especially Maine, as several more inches of snow blanket the mountains in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Steady rain and foggy conditions, followed by colder temperatures and strong winds, are expected in the city beginning Thursday night, forecasters said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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