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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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
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Legendary Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence at a Hong Kong FilMart co-production panel, predicting that the technology poses an existential threat not to art-house cinema but to the commercial blockbuster.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Every March, millions of Americans — from die-hard basketball fans to casual office pool participants — fill out their NCAA tournament brackets with the hope of somehow predicting the unpredictable.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
According to weather service data, Sacramento did not hit 90 degrees earlier this week, despite models predicting a chance of the city hitting its earliest-ever day of 90-degree highs.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Long term, forecast models are generally predicting a cooler start to spring in Wisconsin.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
One of the most maddening parts of March Madness is predicting where the upsets will happen.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Daniel de Visé Market forecasters are nearly unanimous in predicting the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates untouched at its March meeting.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Big tech companies are laying off workers in the thousands, with CEOs expecting the worst and predicting soaring employment rates among college graduates — while gleefully cutting costs at their companies and not looking back.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
Verb
Each week since the season began in August, four of us — young Wilfred, a guest subscriber on rotation, an algorithm and I — have been predicting the Premier League scores with varying degrees of success.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Legendary Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence at a Hong Kong FilMart co-production panel, predicting that the technology poses an existential threat not to art-house cinema but to the commercial blockbuster.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Every March, millions of Americans — from die-hard basketball fans to casual office pool participants — fill out their NCAA tournament brackets with the hope of somehow predicting the unpredictable.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
According to weather service data, Sacramento did not hit 90 degrees earlier this week, despite models predicting a chance of the city hitting its earliest-ever day of 90-degree highs.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Long term, forecast models are generally predicting a cooler start to spring in Wisconsin.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
One of the most maddening parts of March Madness is predicting where the upsets will happen.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Daniel de Visé Market forecasters are nearly unanimous in predicting the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates untouched at its March meeting.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Big tech companies are laying off workers in the thousands, with CEOs expecting the worst and predicting soaring employment rates among college graduates — while gleefully cutting costs at their companies and not looking back.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicting
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After years of prediction that time crystals could exist in the real world too, scientists made the first-ever time crystal nearly a decade ago and have found several types of time crystals each with unique properties that could be used for different applications.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The rise of prediction markets — which MLB has decided to embrace — has added more fuel to the fire.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kids and teens of all ages could be found hanging out in the Nexus Lounge complete with PS5 and Xbox gaming systems, air hockey, ping pong, vintage arcade games, board games, reading nooks, a miniature kitchen, and puzzles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Slack struck a chord and has been overwhelmed reading thousands of comments on his videos.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Conclusion Commercial forecasting at scale is not a modeling contest.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The center’s work focuses on hurricane forecasting, wildfire monitoring, weather prediction and space weather, among other areas.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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That same day, Robert Walters, former chair of the Dallas Citizens Council, a prominent business group, emailed Tolbert a list of questions anticipating a potential City Hall move.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Schumacher said understanding why this winter was so warm in the West, as well as studying the heat wave, is crucial to better anticipating what’s ahead in the West.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sunday is expected to be consistently hot, , with day temperatures reaching as high as 95 degrees, according to the weather service’s forecast.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Recent forecasts estimated that inflows to Lake Powell, a key reservoir that straddles the Utah-Arizona border, will be the third-smallest on record.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The stories foretelling McGonigle’s talents are numerous.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Million-Follower Detective (February 12) This eight-episode Taiwanese crime thriller follows a mysterious woman who rises to fame and becomes a powerful influencer after accurately foretelling the murders of several social-media influencers.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The new rule of thumb when prognosticating about the NBA trade deadline is to never say never — Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now — but the Nuggets are just too good to mess around with their playoff rotation over a tax bill.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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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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Padilla hopes the emergency will encourage more people to learn CPR, saying these moments can happen to anyone and often without warning.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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That sense of normalcy largely held until Wednesday evening, when emergency alerts began chiming on phones across Riyadh, warning residents of an aerial threat and instructing them to remain indoors and away from windows.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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