as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
those annual predictings by self-styled psychics that grace the front pages of the tabloids
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as in reading
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 predicting
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Animal models, on the other hand, are more biologically complete but expensive, slow to yield results, and not always reliable for predicting human outcomes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
All of which leaves us with a few things to chew on in our predictions challenge, where four of us — a guest subscriber, the algorithm, six-year-old Wilfred, and I — are predicting the Premier League results each week.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
A lot of the challenges with understanding and predicting aircraft noise has to do with weather conditions.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Both simulations consider when summer melt will outpace winter snow, but predicting the future is not an exact science.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Robert and Michelle King are known for predicting the future.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Even with the benefit of polling data and insights from primaries and historical trends, predicting the winners of traditional political elections is difficult.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
The problem is, different factors drive weather and climate near the equator than in the middle latitudes – meaning that these weather forecast models are much less accurate at predicting weather in the tropics.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
And analysts are predicting prices will go even lower.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Animal models, on the other hand, are more biologically complete but expensive, slow to yield results, and not always reliable for predicting human outcomes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
All of which leaves us with a few things to chew on in our predictions challenge, where four of us — a guest subscriber, the algorithm, six-year-old Wilfred, and I — are predicting the Premier League results each week.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
A lot of the challenges with understanding and predicting aircraft noise has to do with weather conditions.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Both simulations consider when summer melt will outpace winter snow, but predicting the future is not an exact science.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Robert and Michelle King are known for predicting the future.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Even with the benefit of polling data and insights from primaries and historical trends, predicting the winners of traditional political elections is difficult.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
The problem is, different factors drive weather and climate near the equator than in the middle latitudes – meaning that these weather forecast models are much less accurate at predicting weather in the tropics.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicting
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While the eastern part of Arizona similarly shows a 40-50% lower than normal precipitation prediction.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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DraftKings, which has lost roughly $5 billion in market cap over the last few weeks due to the growth of prediction exchanges, is planning to launch its own futures marketplace in the coming months.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … DORM BLOODSHED – Violence rocks Oklahoma State campus leaving several wounded.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Beverly also worked around a bunch of really nosy people, many of whom were good at reading upside down.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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In industries like customer service or supply chain management, this could mean embedding AI into existing platforms to streamline workflows, augment human decision-making, or improve forecasting accuracy.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The weather service offers 7-day forecasting, as uncertainty increases beyond a week out.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Following the report, several analysts cut their price targets on the stock anticipating limited returns or declines moving forward.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jamaica will also likely see the strongest winds, with forecasts anticipating gusts between 80 and 100 mph that could batter the island from Thursday through Tuesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Now, trend forecasts show that design professionals will favor more tone-on-tone, cohesive palettes that tend to offer a sense of calm, visual harmony, and longevity.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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Strong gains on Monday before the event started — and then, again, Thursday after a rosy longer-term forecast — carried the week.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Every day there are LinkedIn posts, as well as Forbes, NYT, and WSJ articles about the massive capital reallocation by customers and investors to AI from SaaS, foretelling the end of SaaS.—
Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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“Predicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicting. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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