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
Lyonne and Brit Marling co-writing the feature with futurist and veteran tech executive Jaron Lanier.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The former fake hotel is now full of glistening bronze pipes, a retro futurist look that former Imagineer Joe Rohde, who led the design, has said takes influence from the high-tech aesthetic of architect Renzo Piano, who worked on France’s Pompidou Centre.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
By the 1910s, futurist and cubist art adopted the bicycle as a representation of the fusion of humanity and machines in the modern era.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The former fake hotel is now full of glistening bronze pipes, a retro futurist look that former Imagineer Joe Rohde, who led the design, has said takes influence from the high-tech aesthetic of architect Renzo Piano, who worked on France’s Pompidou Centre.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
By the 1910s, futurist and cubist art adopted the bicycle as a representation of the fusion of humanity and machines in the modern era.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futurist
Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Air quality forecasters say Minnesotans need to prepare for another summer of smoke.—
Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Horses and livestock need their troughs filled daily, forecasters said, as consumption can double in the heat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Marie befriends the women in the community, gaining their trust, only to find out that another man, Samuel Bateman, is claiming to be a prophet.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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These include psychotherapy that is inspired by the Quran, the teachings of the prophet and spiritual practices such as self-reflection, prayer and mindfulness.—
Anisah Bagasra,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The novel works well as a story about sisters and sisterhood, toxic relationships, payback, herbs and a touch of the mystic.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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This Spanish biographical drama tells the story of the late 19th-century Italian mystic, who was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church after her death.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 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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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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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurist. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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