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
Hall’s clairvoyant was not your typical fortune teller.
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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
Even the youngest fortune tellers will be mesmerized by its sweet and tangy flavors.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
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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
Even the youngest fortune tellers will be mesmerized by its sweet and tangy flavors.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 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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Now in full force, filling the choral terrace, the Dallas Symphony Chorus sang stirringly, although, as Walton intended, a smaller contingent of the singers evoked the praise of prophets, apostles and martyrs.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Also damaged was a decades-old sculpture of Moses, one of Judaism’s greatest prophets who is often credited with receiving the Torah from God and writing it down.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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The storm, expected to be the most significant so far this winter season, will impact most of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains with snow and ice, and usher in some of the coldest temperatures seen in years, forecasters have said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Weather forecasters are warning that a major winter storm is expected to impact large portions of the United States starting Friday.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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