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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Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, which was being attacked by the Assyrian Empire.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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That name comes from the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, when the prophet Nehemiah used his influence to coordinate a large assembly to call out the nobles and moneylenders for exploiting the Israelites.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 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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The prospect of a strong El Niño has rattled forecasters, who fear an unprecedented wave of global heat into 2027.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its unlikely that the weekend’s rainstorm is a direct product of the El Niño cycle, which forecasters predict will emerge sometime in May through July, said Schoenfeld.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Oracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracle. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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