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
There’s no fee per se, the fortune tellers do expect a small gratuity.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
When the fortune teller’s predictions start to materialize, once cynical Gemma is ready to take a leap of faith.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 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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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
When the fortune teller’s predictions start to materialize, once cynical Gemma is ready to take a leap of faith.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 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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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
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Just four years after graduating, Aschenbrenner is holding private discussions with tech CEOs, investors, and policymakers who treat him as a kind of prophet of the AI age.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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He was named one of the church's top governing bodies in 1984, and became its leader and prophet in 2018, at the age of 93.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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After Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda dissipated in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching the tropics for any sign of a storm stirring up that might impact the United States, but things are relatively quiet at the moment.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, 3 to 5 inches of rain might be possible, forecasters said, which could lead to flash flooding.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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