as in diviners
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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Noun
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And by the end of the week, forecasters predict meaningful rain chances.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025 -
Space weather forecasters are reviewing new coronograph imagery from NASA's SOHO and STEREO spacecraft to determine its speed and trajectory.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 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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“Fortune-tellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-tellers. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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