as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
some regard that 16th-century astrologer as an uncanny foreteller of some of the most disastrous events of the 20th century
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Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026 -
While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Today, while some of Bateman’s wives still regard him as a prophet, Bistline has left the FLDS and is pursuing her dream of becoming a recording artist.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Many people in the FLDS did not believe that Sam was a prophet and actually rejected him, which is reassuring.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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The combined result will be a mass exodus; the forecasters from UCLA and Berkeley project that nearly 3 million people in California will leave Medi-Cal over the next 24 to 32 months.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Now take into consideration that forecasters expect an El Niño — a phase of a natural climate phenomenon that warms up the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — to develop late this year.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Foreteller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreteller. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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