as in predicts
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 foretells
From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The evidence foretells what’s in store for the future.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Tarot foretells the news that is manifesting and provides a warning.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The evidence foretells what’s in store for the future.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Tarot foretells the news that is manifesting and provides a warning.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretells
predicts
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Physics predicts that limbs with more mass concentrated away from the hip require more energy to swing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The outlook for that region predicts mild temperatures for spring, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Foretells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretells. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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