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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
Chris Tye, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
From Carthage there were easily predicted currents and visible land that carried ships from Carthage to Sicily in the best sailing months.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2026, the Brookings report authors predicted net immigration flow to be between –925,000 and +185,000.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
But in the meantime, team members stated, the two studies show potential other ways of creating dust than supernovas, and that cosmic environments with low metallicity have more dust than models predicted.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Sternfels predicted the company will adopt AI aggressively within the following months.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Based on the current rate of warming, the world could reach this threshold for long-term global warming by the end of this decade—over a decade earlier than predicted when the agreement was adopted in 2015.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
The Cutoff The new work was inspired by a bizarre feature of quantum theory first predicted over 75 years ago.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
In the ensuing decade, Wedding would follow a path few could have predicted.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
Mayor Brandon Johnson predicted a similar fate for the president's latest threat.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
From Carthage there were easily predicted currents and visible land that carried ships from Carthage to Sicily in the best sailing months.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2026, the Brookings report authors predicted net immigration flow to be between –925,000 and +185,000.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
But in the meantime, team members stated, the two studies show potential other ways of creating dust than supernovas, and that cosmic environments with low metallicity have more dust than models predicted.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Sternfels predicted the company will adopt AI aggressively within the following months.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Based on the current rate of warming, the world could reach this threshold for long-term global warming by the end of this decade—over a decade earlier than predicted when the agreement was adopted in 2015.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
The Cutoff The new work was inspired by a bizarre feature of quantum theory first predicted over 75 years ago.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
In the ensuing decade, Wedding would follow a path few could have predicted.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted
Adjective
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Variety reported that David Leitch was in talks to direct the anticipated movie.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Brad Marchand was out again and Matthew Tkachuk has yet to play this season, with his return long anticipated return seen as imminent.—
Greg Cote
January 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cocchiaro recommends putting finished books on a a bookshelf elsewhere in your home or donating them once you're done reading them.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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Keep reading for more new arrivals from Kelly Clarkson’s home line.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The expected hearing in February will take place against the backdrop of Skubal’s uncertain future in Detroit.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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If the labor market is improving and the Supreme Court delivers the expected tariff refunds, the Fed would have almost no justification for adding further stimulus to the economy via a new round of cheaper money.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The latest auroral activity is due to a recent solar flare and could intensify if faster solar winds arrive as forecasted.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Taiwan Semiconductor rallied more than 5% after reporting strong fourth quarter results and forecasting higher captial spending.—
Paulina Likos,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
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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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