as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the ludicrous foretellings of self-styled psychics at the end of each year
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as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events
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Recent Examples of foretelling
Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Every day there are LinkedIn posts, as well as Forbes, NYT, and WSJ articles about the massive capital reallocation by customers and investors to AI from SaaS, foretelling the end of SaaS.
—Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretelling
Noun
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This prediction hitting will depend in part on whether the Penguins, or a team in their position, likes the best of the Leafs’ future goodies in a Rust-like transaction.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But, contrary to Cole’s predictions, the forests weren’t gone forever.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With Turpin back, all three (Jalen Tolbert included) will be like predicting the Packers receivers when all are healthy.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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High geopolitical volatility makes predicting the market’s future even more difficult than usual, a Reuters columnist argued.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Cohen is director of seasonal forecasts at Atmospheric and Environmental Research.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here's the forecast for Sault Ste.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When and how this messianic revolution would come about was up for debate and speculation, but large segments of the population, based on specific prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, believed that the time was at hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the world of Chad Powers, that prophecy sticks.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Foretelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretelling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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