prediction

noun

pri-ˈdik-shən How to pronounce prediction (audio)
Definition of predictionnext
as in predicting
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 However, the issue of government officials and employees using their access to place bets on prediction markets is not confined to the Pentagon. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Chiefs-Seahawks game prediction Don’t be fooled be the records. — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 There’s also some distrust of prediction markets in certain areas, however they’re packaged, where Polymarket and Kalshi attempted to reach citizens without permission. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Dave Campbell’s computer predictions have Arlington as a two-point favorite, so this one should go down to the wire. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prediction
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  1. predicting
  2. forecast
  3. forecasting
  4. prophecy
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
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • Just 3% of respondents expect electricity demand from AI to be lower than forecast; a majority see the technology as becoming more influential than innovations in renewable energy over the next decade.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix — Shares of Netflix fell almost 5% after the streaming giant narrowed its 2026 full-year forecast .
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecast
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  • In Cannes, MarediModa will present David Shah’s Spring/Summer 2028 trend-forecasting program for beachwear, bodywear and athleisure, each with five distinct fashion attitudes inspired by music and cultural subcultures.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Treasury Department pushed back against Georgieva’s warning by questioning the IMF’s forecasting record in a statement to Fortune.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • These fictional chips are then summoned into existence by the delusional commitment of more than two million chip-industry employees to the perpetuation of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In the road movie, which is Thailand’s international Oscar feature film submission, a prophecy prompts an aging grandmother to embark on a nine-temple pilgrimage with her children and grandchildren.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of prophecy

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