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
Cordelia storms into episode two as a kind of oracle for the rest of the season for Yasmin.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Your nervous system is your oracle; always pay attention to your body’s feedback.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
Apparently, it was first proposed by TikTok oracle joebro909, who hilariously joked about a meme reset during a comedy skit on the short life cycle of memes.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
Cards will come out of Yule oracle that remind me to remember, persevere, connect, have fun and rest.
—Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Your nervous system is your oracle; always pay attention to your body’s feedback.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
Apparently, it was first proposed by TikTok oracle joebro909, who hilariously joked about a meme reset during a comedy skit on the short life cycle of memes.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
Cards will come out of Yule oracle that remind me to remember, persevere, connect, have fun and rest.
—Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracle
Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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In a political culture that treats its leaders as unassailable, today’s god becomes tomorrow’s false prophet.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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And yet, as a prophet of capitalism, in the regimented ballet of the pin-makers Smith intuited Henry Ford’s assembly line, of how the entire world would become subservient to manufacturing and finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The novel works well as a story about sisters and sisterhood, toxic relationships, payback, herbs and a touch of the mystic.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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This Spanish biographical drama tells the story of the late 19th-century Italian mystic, who was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church after her death.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 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
Noun
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Jan Null is a veteran meteorologist who worked as a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service and now runs Golden Gate Weather Services, a company in Half Moon Bay.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Triple-digit heat continues in the West, although forecasters say the end is in sight.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Oracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracle. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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