as in diviner
a person who can tell what will happen in the future
The oracle told him to not make any major life decisions this month.
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To ask for advice is to reach for a person whose vision exceeds yours, for reasons supernatural (oracles, mediums), professional (doctors, lawyers), or pastoral (parents, friends).
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Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
When conditions are met (e.g., delivery confirmed via oracle or IoT sensor), payment flows instantly.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
On Sunday, the Omaha oracle pointed UCLA’s way, the Bruins inching one step closer to advancing to the College World Series.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In the search for the all-purpose machine, the oracle to understand the things that people cannot yet comprehend, there’s no getting around the need for data.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
When conditions are met (e.g., delivery confirmed via oracle or IoT sensor), payment flows instantly.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
On Sunday, the Omaha oracle pointed UCLA’s way, the Bruins inching one step closer to advancing to the College World Series.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In the search for the all-purpose machine, the oracle to understand the things that people cannot yet comprehend, there’s no getting around the need for data.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracle
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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
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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
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But that doesn’t rate the AI as being an oracle or a prophet.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The faith was influenced by the visions of Ellen White, who is considered a prophet.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Gamblers are mystics at heart, and lottery players see all sorts of patterns in the supposedly random sequences of winning numbers.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
19 June 2025
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Two panoramic terraces look out onto Positano and the sea, framed by leafy plants, colorful throw pillows and flapping curtains that add a touch of mystic to the whole ambiance.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
2 June 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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In the left panel, van Eyck depicts separate moments in a narrative that leads our eyes in a snaking line from the foreground figures of Mary and John the Evangelist, past Mary Magdalene and a prophesying sibyl, then up to the soldiers and horsemen crowding around the cross.—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
14 Oct. 2020
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“Oracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracle. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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