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
Tech CEOs and futurists have long described Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, as one of the ultimate goals of artificial intelligence.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Hokkaido, then, is the perfect cultural palette cleanser from the all-out assault of the futurist capital.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Some of the hangars are used as soundstages, and Linklater pointed out an old air-traffic-control tower, jutting, with pleasing retro-futurist incongruity, out of a public plaza.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
Hokkaido, then, is the perfect cultural palette cleanser from the all-out assault of the futurist capital.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Some of the hangars are used as soundstages, and Linklater pointed out an old air-traffic-control tower, jutting, with pleasing retro-futurist incongruity, out of a public plaza.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 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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Dangerous conditions along the Bay Area coast on Friday prompted forecasters to warn residents to stay away from the water.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Not only did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow, but even professional forecasters say winter conditions are likely for much of February.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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If history is repetition, then prophets of the past must have something to teach us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Now in full force, filling the choral terrace, the Dallas Symphony Chorus sang stirringly, although, as Walton intended, a smaller contingent of the singers evoked the praise of prophets, apostles and martyrs.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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It’s developed a cult following well beyond Mendocino County, magnetizing beer aficionados with a power appropriate to its namesake, Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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One reason medieval mystics resorted to apophatic language was to suggest the ineffable majesty of God, the God beyond God.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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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 11 Feb. 2026.
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