as in forecast
a declaration that something will happen in the future
we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true
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Recent Examples of prediction
But in his extended scene with Leto’s Ares, the two cool dudes groove on each other’s mystique, leaving Flynn tickled to witness his prediction of an AI-human interface coming to pass.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
To maintain stability, the system uses a combination of real-time airflow prediction, magnetic docking mechanisms, and onboard visual tracking.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Things move quickly in the NFL, as Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney noted in his weekly game prediction.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
What To Know Meteorologists are beginning to issue snowfall predictions for the coming winter, but Pastelok told Newsweek there is still time for the forecast to change, particularly on the West Coast.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
To maintain stability, the system uses a combination of real-time airflow prediction, magnetic docking mechanisms, and onboard visual tracking.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Things move quickly in the NFL, as Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney noted in his weekly game prediction.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
What To Know Meteorologists are beginning to issue snowfall predictions for the coming winter, but Pastelok told Newsweek there is still time for the forecast to change, particularly on the West Coast.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prediction
Noun
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Cohen is director of seasonal forecasts at Atmospheric and Environmental Research.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here's the forecast for Sault Ste.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Tom Andersson became interested in weather models after hearing from experts that, despite rapid progress in AI forecasting, the models weren’t yet reliable enough to predict storm intensity in real-world settings.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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These recurring revenues are steady, received regularly, and can be considered a better barometer of a company’s financial performance, and a better basis for planning and forecasting.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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When and how this messianic revolution would come about was up for debate and speculation, but large segments of the population, based on specific prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, believed that the time was at hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the world of Chad Powers, that prophecy sticks.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prediction. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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