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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Recent Examples of oracle
Threshold moments invite divination, making the equinox the perfect night to host a tarot or oracle gathering.
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
Back in the 90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Not long ago, chatting with AI felt like consulting a cryptic oracle.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
For example, while experts use chatbots as collaboration tools—riffing on ideas, clarifying intuitions—novices often treat them mistakenly as automation tools, oracles that speak from a bottomless well of knowledge.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
Back in the 90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Not long ago, chatting with AI felt like consulting a cryptic oracle.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
For example, while experts use chatbots as collaboration tools—riffing on ideas, clarifying intuitions—novices often treat them mistakenly as automation tools, oracles that speak from a bottomless well of knowledge.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 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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The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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In Mhaibib, a shrine to a son of the biblical prophet Benjamin — revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike — has been destroyed along with the village's water tower and almost all of the houses.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Just four years after graduating, Aschenbrenner is holding private discussions with tech CEOs, investors, and policymakers who treat him as a kind of prophet of the AI age.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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In today’s digital age, however, mystics have evolved and gone mainstream.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the 15th century, Sufi mystics are said to have consumed it to stay awake during long nights of prayer and devotions.—
Ali Halit Diker,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 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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Fung-wong’s massive circulation, spanning 1,500 km (932 miles), was already lashing parts of the region with heavy rain and winds on Saturday, said PAGASA forecaster Benison Estareja, according to Reuters.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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In Wisconsin, advisories are in place for Vilas, Ashland, and Iron counties from Saturday evening through early Monday where forecasters expect 2 to 8 inches of snow depending on elevation.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Oracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracle. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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