as in diviners
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 oracles
During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Back in the 90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 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
And this desire for control, for some method to be brought to bear on the sinister uncertainty of life, explains also my susceptibility to oracles like the Yijing.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Back in the 90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 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
And this desire for control, for some method to be brought to bear on the sinister uncertainty of life, explains also my susceptibility to oracles like the Yijing.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracles
Noun
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And by the end of the week, forecasters predict meaningful rain chances.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Space weather forecasters are reviewing new coronograph imagery from NASA's SOHO and STEREO spacecraft to determine its speed and trajectory.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Oracles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracles. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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