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adjective

as in anticipated

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verb

past tense of predict
as in read
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 predicted
Verb
Many outsiders predicted this would be a breakout season for Jim Harbaugh, in his third season as head coach. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026 New medicines, technologies and entire industries emerge from research with applications that often could not have been predicted at the outset. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026 Veterans Day on Wednesday is predicted to be sunny with a high near 66. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026 The team’s calculations predicted that these boundaries, known as domain walls, could conduct electricity and move when a voltage was applied. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 Rapidan Energy, a research firm, predicted an 80% likelihood of fighting resuming, while S&P analysts today raised their 2026 and 2027 assumptions for crude prices. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Before the pickup truck launched, Musk had predicted annual sales of 250,000 units. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026 What few could have predicted was that Cox would debut a whole album’s worth of all-new material. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026 The Congressional Budget Office predicted these lower payments would reduce premiums for consumers by 1% and reduce federal deficits by $17 billion. — Lindsey Murtagh, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted
  1. anticipated
  2. read
  3. expected
  4. forecast
  5. foreseen
  6. prophesied
  7. foretold
  8. prognosticated
Adjective
  • When the Legacy founders came along years later and announced their plans, some Branford townsfolk voiced concerns about noise, parking and other anticipated annoyances.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Purpose The original Steppenwolf Theatre Company cast of the Broadway production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning drama reassembles at the Geffen Playhouse for the most anticipated dramatic event of the season.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of anticipated
Verb
  • The court's account of what occurred is hard to read without wincing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
  • During the emotional memorial service at an Englewood church, Graham's parents, Tom and Heidi, stood quietly beside the chaplain as their words were read to the hundreds of mourners.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of read
Adjective
  • Between expected double-digit health insurance premium hikes and increases in electricity and heating costs, family budgets are strapped.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Mergers often reduce competition, resulting in higher fares and less reliable service, while the challenges of combining complex operations can erase expected savings.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of expected
Verb
  • Although rain is not forecast for Saturday morning, low temperatures in the mid-40s are expected.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The state forecasts that emissions in the transportation sector will continue to decline as electric and more energy efficient cars replace older ones.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of forecast
Adjective
  • When really, this was the foreseeable and foreseen outcome of putting an AI in place of the human being who is already not there to do a good job.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • To help steer you clear of any paint color problems (whether foreseen or unforeseen), designers share the top paint color pitfalls.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of foreseen
Verb
  • Big Brother, the surveillance state prophesied by George Orwell, has a new name — Flock.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Or, The Covenant, a group prophesied by the Elder Scrolls to end the Daedra Wars.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of prophesied
Verb
  • The explorer wanted his royal patrons to see his role in history as something foretold by the ancients.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That night foretold a scenario that has kept repeating itself, which has revealed a clear dysfunction between the tournament’s schedule and the nature of tennis in 2026.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of foretold
Verb
  • Every year there’s at least one rising artist who gets a substantially bigger bonanza of nominations than anyone had prognosticated, and this year that artist is Leon Thomas.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of prognosticated

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“Predicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicted. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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