as in diviners
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 futurists
Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The playwright understood something about the economic reasoning of such an innovation, however, for if the futurists and techno-utopians once imagined that machines would do all of our dreary work to free us to be artists, writers, and musicians, the opposite is now the case.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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
What’s clear is that crypto has become much bigger than the retail traders and techno futurists who are committed to HODLing through thick and thin.
—Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
By contrast, contemporary techno-futurists like Musk lead powerful multinational corporations that influence economies and cultures across the globe.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The same corporate event planners who used to book futurists with hologram slide decks are now on the hunt for celebrity performers who can yank an audience out of its AI stupor for ten electrifying minutes.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The playwright understood something about the economic reasoning of such an innovation, however, for if the futurists and techno-utopians once imagined that machines would do all of our dreary work to free us to be artists, writers, and musicians, the opposite is now the case.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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
What’s clear is that crypto has become much bigger than the retail traders and techno futurists who are committed to HODLing through thick and thin.
—Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
By contrast, contemporary techno-futurists like Musk lead powerful multinational corporations that influence economies and cultures across the globe.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The same corporate event planners who used to book futurists with hologram slide decks are now on the hunt for celebrity performers who can yank an audience out of its AI stupor for ten electrifying minutes.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futurists
Noun
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The largest risk looms on the northeastern plains, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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And another swell from the south will bring even bigger waves, with forecasters calling for some standout spots to see surf in the 8-to 12-foot range by early this week.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
Noun
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This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.—
Stephanie McCrummen,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Futurists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurists. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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