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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
Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
According to European Avalanche Warning Services, an avalanche forecasting service that also tracks fatalities, an average of 100 people die in European avalanches each year.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Fewer resources makes an impact Chile has increased its budget for fighting wildfires by 110% in the last four years under left-wing President Gabriel Boric, improving fire forecasting and investing in new equipment.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In addition to including younger adults and forecasting predictions further into the future, the new model predicts a broader range of outcomes, including heart failure.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Ben Turtel, the company’s CEO, told me that his team presented to the model a set of more than 2,000 forecasting questions with known outcomes that were not included in its training data.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Fueled by APIs, data visualization tools, and behavioral design, modern dashboards give individuals and businesses actionable insights across banking, investing, budgeting, and forecasting.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 7 Feb. 2026
No one’s forecasting a day at the beach for Darnold, but everyone in town expects a comfortable Seahawks win.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Today, the commercial drone industry has applications spanning law enforcement, land surveying, weather forecasting, search and rescue operations, and package delivery.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
For the Boston and Providence areas, temps initially may be too warm to allow snow to accumulate, so NWS is forecasting 1 to 3 inches of snow for there.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The trick to correctly forecasting this event will be to nail the location of the 100 mile wide strip of precipitation.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Futures markets expect two quarter-point interest rate cuts this year, forecasting the first in June and a second in the fall, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Bill James projection tool is forecasting 167 career wins for him (two shy of Hernández).
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Coca-Cola — The beverage giant sank about 3% after reporting a fourth-quarter revenue miss and forecasting modest growth.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Market analysts were nearly unanimous in forecasting that the Dow could rise an additional 150 to 300 points within two years.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
That includes forecasting how traffic within 2 miles of the project will be affected.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
Also, some weather forecasting models are bringing yet another storm into our area Sunday and Monday.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
According to European Avalanche Warning Services, an avalanche forecasting service that also tracks fatalities, an average of 100 people die in European avalanches each year.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Fewer resources makes an impact Chile has increased its budget for fighting wildfires by 110% in the last four years under left-wing President Gabriel Boric, improving fire forecasting and investing in new equipment.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In addition to including younger adults and forecasting predictions further into the future, the new model predicts a broader range of outcomes, including heart failure.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Ben Turtel, the company’s CEO, told me that his team presented to the model a set of more than 2,000 forecasting questions with known outcomes that were not included in its training data.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Fueled by APIs, data visualization tools, and behavioral design, modern dashboards give individuals and businesses actionable insights across banking, investing, budgeting, and forecasting.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 7 Feb. 2026
No one’s forecasting a day at the beach for Darnold, but everyone in town expects a comfortable Seahawks win.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Today, the commercial drone industry has applications spanning law enforcement, land surveying, weather forecasting, search and rescue operations, and package delivery.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
General Mills is forecasting a drop in sales this fiscal year as many Americans continue to cut back in the grocery aisle.
—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
For the Boston and Providence areas, temps initially may be too warm to allow snow to accumulate, so NWS is forecasting 1 to 3 inches of snow for there.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The trick to correctly forecasting this event will be to nail the location of the 100 mile wide strip of precipitation.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Futures markets expect two quarter-point interest rate cuts this year, forecasting the first in June and a second in the fall, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Bill James projection tool is forecasting 167 career wins for him (two shy of Hernández).
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Coca-Cola — The beverage giant sank about 3% after reporting a fourth-quarter revenue miss and forecasting modest growth.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Market analysts were nearly unanimous in forecasting that the Dow could rise an additional 150 to 300 points within two years.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
That includes forecasting how traffic within 2 miles of the project will be affected.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasting
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Albemarle revenue down but beats expectations Albemarle also raised its long-term global lithium demand forecast Thursday, citing an explosive growth in the stationary storage market.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Plans for the walk could change depending on the weather, with a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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The modern era is full of those predicting that the industrialization of the housing industry is just a few years away, only to be proved wrong.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson had just trounced Michael Dukakis in the Michigan presidential primary — despite polls predicting Dukakis would win easily.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Several inches of snow were expected to fall over the following day with the heaviest prediction of 8-12 inches falling on Tuesday.—
Emilie Stigliani,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Last week, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first NBA player to openly endorse—and take direct equity in—a prediction market platform.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Aziz’s muse commands, a prophesy of things to come, and the stage goes black.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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From this work, Wiener drew two warnings that now read as prophecy.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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