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
Telling that the utopian futurists of mid-century envisioned a post-scarcity world brought about by technology, where dangerous work, boring work, routine work was done by machines, and labor itself was abolished so that all humans would be free to be artists, philosophers, writers.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Each of those motivations resurfaces in Fallout’s second season, which is just as retro-futurist as the first in look and increasingly sprawling in narrative.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
The actress, director, and wild-style futurist Natasha Lyonne is fascinated by technology.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Tech CEOs and futurists have long described Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, as one of the ultimate goals of artificial intelligence.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Each of those motivations resurfaces in Fallout’s second season, which is just as retro-futurist as the first in look and increasingly sprawling in narrative.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
The actress, director, and wild-style futurist Natasha Lyonne is fascinated by technology.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Tech CEOs and futurists have long described Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, as one of the ultimate goals of artificial intelligence.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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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
Noun
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Severe thunderstorms also were possible in Ohio and western parts of Pennsylvania and New York, forecasters said.—
Hallie Golden,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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As forecasters expect above-average temperatures for the next several weeks, Swain said, snowpack losses are likely to continue.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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On one side was the prophet’s senior companion and father-in-law, Abu Bakr.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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In podcasts, internet-comment sections, the replies to his viral Instagram videos, and stories from his friends and colleagues, Fleming is described as a Muppet, a fairy, a prophet, a cartoon.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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In 1976, Barks encountered the 13th century Sufi mystic and poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, who would change his life and alter his career.—
Rebecca McCarthy,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The backstory Founded in 1941 by British mystic Edwin John Dingle—better known as Ding Le Mei—the Mentalphysics Spiritual Teaching and Retreat Center was conceived as a sanctuary for spiritual inquiry and mental well-being.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 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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It was deemed a line straight to God — staggering, the voice of an enchantress, a sibyl, a siren.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 May 2021
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurist. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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