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
Nearly a third of U.S. adults consult astrology, tarot cards or fortune tellers at least once a year, though the portion of Americans who believe in astrology doesn't appear to have changed much in recent years, according to research from the Pew Research Center.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Hall’s clairvoyant was not your typical fortune teller.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
For the next hour, Everest moved from fortune tellers to boxing matches to player pianos, laughing as mechanical wonders came alive.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, a fortune teller spins a prophecy about Julia’s child that has Simon seeing crowns and threatening murder.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Hall’s clairvoyant was not your typical fortune teller.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
For the next hour, Everest moved from fortune tellers to boxing matches to player pianos, laughing as mechanical wonders came alive.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, a fortune teller spins a prophecy about Julia’s child that has Simon seeing crowns and threatening murder.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-teller
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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
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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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In podcasts, internet-comment sections, the replies to his viral Instagram videos, and stories from his friends and colleagues, Fleming is described as a Muppet, a fairy, a prophet, a cartoon.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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The biggest winter storm of the new year loomed over the picturesque mountains, meanwhile, as dire warnings from forecasters echoed on social media.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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In trying to determine the impact of coastal winter storms, forecasters consider how close the storm will come to a benchmark about 80 miles southeast of Nantucket, at 40 degrees north latitude and 70 degrees west longitude.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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