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past tense of predict

predicted

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adjective

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Recent Examples of predicted
Adjective
Tom Chittum, a former ATF Associate Deputy Director had predicted the single shot fired at Kirk indicated a bolt action rifle was used. Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Primordial black holes, meanwhile, are theorized to be much more diminutive than even stellar mass black holes, with masses predicted to be anywhere from that of giant planets down to average-sized asteroids. Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Earlier this month, UBS predicted a 93% risk of a recession. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025 Trump has attacked Kimmel, and recently predicted that his show would be canceled after CBS dropped The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 In particular, cycling body weight predicted faster cognitive decline than staying stable. New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025 Smoke persisted until the inversion lifted late this morning, followed by partly to mostly cloudy skies and thunderstorms predicted to moving within 30 miles of the northern section of the fire. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025 But in complex situations, such as collaboration across silos or national policy integration, outcomes cannot be predicted in advance. Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The warning forecasts sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, in the range of 34 knots (39 mph) to 47 knots (54 mph), either predicted or occurring, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone, the NWS glossary explains. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted
Verb
  • The first sentence has something like 31 words and takes a while to say, let alone read and digest.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Keep reading to get the full story on HRT and Alzheimer’s, and learn what this means for you.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • If so, markets will be watching to see if Miran pushes for a deeper cut in interest rates than the anticipated 25 basis point reduction.
    Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Construction is slated to begin in late 2025, with an anticipated opening in early 2027.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Online lender Klarna priced its IPO at $40 per share on Tuesday, above its expected range, in a deal that values the Swedish company at about $15 billion.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • However, economists caution, the better-than-expected reading could be a sign of a slowing economy and that shrinking businesses’ margins could foretell higher prices for consumers in the near future.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Simon-Kucher also has a new holiday shopping report, which surveyed consumers in July, and is forecasting Gen Z shoppers to reduce their holiday shopping budget by only 1%, from $814 to $805, while Millennials will be spending 14% more year over year.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • While dry weather conditions are still forecast during the day, some light rain may occur at night.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Todd's second-ever screen role foretold his future prominence, as the taciturn Sgt.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of Redford’s last screen roles, which presaged his retirement from acting in 2018, was as the career criminal Forrest Tucker in David Lowery’s The Old Man & the Gun.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Her attraction to coloring books presaged her minimal style.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fine is the largest ever announced by the regulator against a single entity, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said.
    AFP, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As his name was announced, the emotion from his family and friends spilled across the camera.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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