as in forecast
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the construction company's forecasting of a September 1 completion date for the new school was wildly optimistic
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to tell of or describe beforehand
the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days
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Recent Examples of forecasting
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Historically, most weather forecasting models have been based on data from high-income countries in the northern hemisphere.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
His work lays the foundation for improved weather forecasting, the MacArthur Foundation said.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Tom Andersson became interested in weather models after hearing from experts that, despite rapid progress in AI forecasting, the models weren’t yet reliable enough to predict storm intensity in real-world settings.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
These recurring revenues are steady, received regularly, and can be considered a better barometer of a company’s financial performance, and a better basis for planning and forecasting.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The aim is to reduce evacuation zones and improve forecasting of risks to people, buildings, and subterranean infrastructure.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Overproduction comes from forecasting failures or execution mistakes, said Chan, adding that AI is not just about better demand predictions, but helping businesses make real-time decisions with accuracy.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition, Addleman signaled plans to hire an independent financial analyst to evaluate Hayward’s budget from the past year and scrutinize the budget forecasting process that led to the budget’s instability, according to a city press release.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, the organization slashed its 2026 outlook, forecasting the world’s economy will cool.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The move comes just a day after the AI chip darling finished lower in sympathy with Oracle shares after a report that the company was seeing lighter margins in its cloud business than analysts were forecasting.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
AccuWeather is also forecasting a high risk of a tropical or subtropical development off the East Coast between October 10 and 12.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
When the Fed cut borrowing costs last month, Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the overall economic picture was so unusual that central bankers were having a hard time forecasting what would come next.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Yet again, Variety is forecasting the likely nominees in the Grammys’ top four all-genre categories.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
To be clear, the weather service isn't forecasting Helene-like extreme rainfall, but is urging residents, especially in southeastern North Carolina and coastal South Carolina to expect heavy rain, potentially through the end of September.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Those close to the White House, however, defended the prosecution, forecasting there would be more to follow.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Weather forecasting is a powerful tool.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Historically, most weather forecasting models have been based on data from high-income countries in the northern hemisphere.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
His work lays the foundation for improved weather forecasting, the MacArthur Foundation said.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Tom Andersson became interested in weather models after hearing from experts that, despite rapid progress in AI forecasting, the models weren’t yet reliable enough to predict storm intensity in real-world settings.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
These recurring revenues are steady, received regularly, and can be considered a better barometer of a company’s financial performance, and a better basis for planning and forecasting.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The aim is to reduce evacuation zones and improve forecasting of risks to people, buildings, and subterranean infrastructure.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Overproduction comes from forecasting failures or execution mistakes, said Chan, adding that AI is not just about better demand predictions, but helping businesses make real-time decisions with accuracy.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition, Addleman signaled plans to hire an independent financial analyst to evaluate Hayward’s budget from the past year and scrutinize the budget forecasting process that led to the budget’s instability, according to a city press release.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The jet stream picked it up and carried it to the northeast, which is pretty common, and weather models did a pretty good job in forecasting its track into the Bering Sea.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, the organization slashed its 2026 outlook, forecasting the world’s economy will cool.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The move comes just a day after the AI chip darling finished lower in sympathy with Oracle shares after a report that the company was seeing lighter margins in its cloud business than analysts were forecasting.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
AccuWeather is also forecasting a high risk of a tropical or subtropical development off the East Coast between October 10 and 12.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
When the Fed cut borrowing costs last month, Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the overall economic picture was so unusual that central bankers were having a hard time forecasting what would come next.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Yet again, Variety is forecasting the likely nominees in the Grammys’ top four all-genre categories.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
To be clear, the weather service isn't forecasting Helene-like extreme rainfall, but is urging residents, especially in southeastern North Carolina and coastal South Carolina to expect heavy rain, potentially through the end of September.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Those close to the White House, however, defended the prosecution, forecasting there would be more to follow.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasting
Noun
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Now, trend forecasts show that design professionals will favor more tone-on-tone, cohesive palettes that tend to offer a sense of calm, visual harmony, and longevity.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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Strong gains on Monday before the event started — and then, again, Thursday after a rosy longer-term forecast — carried the week.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Robert and Michelle King are known for predicting the future.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even with the benefit of polling data and insights from primaries and historical trends, predicting the winners of traditional political elections is difficult.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Forecasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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