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futurist

noun

ˈfyü-chə-rist

Definition of futurist

as in diviner

one who predicts future events or developments economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy

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Recent Examples of futurist The June 5-7 shows from Love Art City, an Afro-futurist movement house. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 Ceilings and walls are covered with 17th-century frescoes while the bedroom area features Hadid’s futurist, dramatic design. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Thank you to my fellow globe-trotting futurist Natalie Monbiot for the press pass. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 15 May 2026 Last but not least, a 1981 DeLorean will provide a retro-futurist cruise down Route 66. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for futurist

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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
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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Rainfall totals could dump 2-4 inches across much of the region including some localized totals of 5 inches, according the the NWS Melbourne forecaster’s discussion.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Like most mainstream forecasters of the energy transition, the high cost of hydrogen and the lack of policy implementation have led us to revise our outlook.

— Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecaster

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When 70 chickens at a local farm lay 128 eggs in just one night after the arrival of a red helmet biker Emanuel, the event is described as a miracle and Emanuel hailed by the local priest as a prophet of divine powers.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Walzer's paradigm case was the Hebrew prophet — Amos, Isaiah — and the point is easily missed.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of prophet

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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
Sherman has been the sibyl of such proliferating confusions, toying with representation’s integrity and the boundaries of identity for more than four decades.

— Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024

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