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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 predicted
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
The state's gross domestic product growth will be less than 2%, Pakko predicted.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
But that doesn’t explain the lack of country artists elsewhere, particularly best new artist, where Zach Top, Megan Moroney, Jessie Murph and Ella Langley were all predicted to be in the running.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Defense attorney Kenneth Snow predicted to jurors that prosecutors would rely heavily on a star witness, a woman who had Conner’s child.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Both humans and robots performed near the maximum sensitivity predicted by physical models.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Gusts of 20-30 mph Sunday and Monday are predicted to bring wind chills of 10-15 degrees, according to NWS.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
At the same time, employer health benefit plans are also predicted to see an average increase of over 6 percent in cost next year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Before the settlement, legal observers’ predicted that the suit would be dismissed due to industry norms pertaining to interview editing.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
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The science specialist university, together with Jabra, studied how voice technology will impact the future of work, and the scientists predicted that by 2028, voice AI will become the default way of working.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
The state's gross domestic product growth will be less than 2%, Pakko predicted.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
But that doesn’t explain the lack of country artists elsewhere, particularly best new artist, where Zach Top, Megan Moroney, Jessie Murph and Ella Langley were all predicted to be in the running.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Defense attorney Kenneth Snow predicted to jurors that prosecutors would rely heavily on a star witness, a woman who had Conner’s child.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Both humans and robots performed near the maximum sensitivity predicted by physical models.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Gusts of 20-30 mph Sunday and Monday are predicted to bring wind chills of 10-15 degrees, according to NWS.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
At the same time, employer health benefit plans are also predicted to see an average increase of over 6 percent in cost next year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Before the settlement, legal observers’ predicted that the suit would be dismissed due to industry norms pertaining to interview editing.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted
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The highly anticipated fifth and final season will release on Netflix across three premiere dates with Volume 1 on November 26 (four episodes), Volume 2 on Christmas (three episodes), and The Finale on New Year’s Eve.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Mosconi Cup, which is organized by Matchroom, is the most anticipated event on the pool calendar, attracting roughly 3,000 fans each year, compared to roughly 500 tickets sold for the US Open finals.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Jae Towle Viera considers the unexpected effects of reading to their child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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His expected preliminary hearing, in which the defense would challenge the evidence used to arrest him and cross-examine the state's witnesses, has been postponed until January at the earliest.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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An expected dip in mortgage rates isn't likely enough to help house hunters much, analysts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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It was widely forecasted that Kendrick Lamar, Clipse and Tyler, the Creator would rack up the most nominations out of the hip-hop community.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Surrounding areas, including Marquette, are forecast to get 3-8 inches of lake-effect snow.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There's the long foreseen Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)-versus-Vecna face-off, coupled with a dramatic Godzilla-sized ensemble fight.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s actions, those foreseen and those unforeseen, are creating immense opportunities for change.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yang foretold his exit, coincidentally or not, in April.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Mansion Languished Jen and Ben’s divorce was foretold, like so many divorces, when the couple listed their house.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
18 Dec. 2025
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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
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“Predicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicted. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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