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to tell of or describe beforehand
I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now
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Recent Examples of predict
The burger promotion dates to the 1940s, when George Webb predicted 12 wins in a row for the then-minor-league Brewers.
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report just gave the over/under for wins and predicted win totals for all 30 NBA teams in a recent article.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The challenge for brands is therefore to predict what users will be looking for.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Target’s fiscal second-quarter results exceeded Wall Street’s earnings expectations, but its full-year outlook still predicts a single percentage point decline in sales.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report just gave the over/under for wins and predicted win totals for all 30 NBA teams in a recent article.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The challenge for brands is therefore to predict what users will be looking for.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Target’s fiscal second-quarter results exceeded Wall Street’s earnings expectations, but its full-year outlook still predicts a single percentage point decline in sales.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predict
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The court received a total of 28 victim impact statements, of which seven were read publicly at last month's hearings.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Keep reading for all the sexiest styles from the 2025 VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many had anticipated Sand would seek the governorship, launching his bid for the seat almost exactly one month after Reynolds announced her retirement.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Treasury anticipates issuing additional guidance on what exactly will fall under this carve-out.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But does the wet forecast foretell a cool-down?—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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As of Friday, Hurricane Kiko remains a major hurricane located approximately 1,200 miles east-southeast of Hawaii and is forecast to approach the islands as a tropical storm early next week, officials said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City’s low is forecast near 47 degrees and has a slight chance to reach the record low for this time of year — 43 degrees, the weather service said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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The swells will continue to build and increase along east-facing shorelines through the middle of the week, the hurricane center warned.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Janet, Shannon and Heather were in the kitchen, and Janet was pinning the collar onto Heather's confirmation robe when a ceiling light, which was affixed to the ceiling with two chains and several eye hooks into a beam, crashed down onto the kitchen table without warning.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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But our sorry showing in the early rounds undercuts any claim to prognosticating success.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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First of course, there was the book, though that certainly didn’t help with Jonathan Livingston Seagull (whose financial flight was presaged at Frank’s grand-premiere press conference when Jonathan relieved himself in Frank’s hand).—
Andrew Tobias,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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And the results presaged Democrats’ 2020 Peach State success, when Biden won the state — and the presidency — while the party nabbed both of Georgia’s Senate seats.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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The announcement came on Saturday morning during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, over a year after his last contract extension was announced in June 2024.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Winners would be announced at fairs with ticket holders in the audience.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Predict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predict. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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