as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
the carnival's fortune-teller should have predicted that I'd pass right by her
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Recent Examples of fortune-teller
When the fortune teller’s predictions start to materialize, once cynical Gemma is ready to take a leap of faith.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2025
One dresses like a beatnik gymnast; the other like a Romanian fortune teller.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The grounds will drip and scatter, and this is what the fortune teller will analyze to determine your fortune.
—Tyler Shane, Wired News, 31 May 2025
Ariana asks Iain, who is dressed like a fortune teller.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2025
One dresses like a beatnik gymnast; the other like a Romanian fortune teller.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The grounds will drip and scatter, and this is what the fortune teller will analyze to determine your fortune.
—Tyler Shane, Wired News, 31 May 2025
Ariana asks Iain, who is dressed like a fortune teller.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fortune-teller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-teller
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The storm sits about 320 miles southeast of Bermuda and is moving toward the north-northwest at about 10 mph, according to forecasters.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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These measurements will flow in real time to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, where forecasters issue alerts and warnings to everyone from airlines to power grid operators.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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