as in forecasts
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 predictions
Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
His predictions are not intended to be relied upon as a forecast of actual future events or performance or investment advice.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Katie’s predictions are even less reassuring.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Models can only offer accurate predictions up to a certain point, too.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The direct capture of second sound shows that even long-standing theoretical predictions in physics may eventually yield to persistence and ingenuity.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Argentina's reserves at the central bank have also reached their highest levels in two years, bolstered by International Monetary Fund credit, and its gross domestic product has grown at rates that defied predictions from financial institutions.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition, residents can check wave height predictions by viewing the NWS Great Lakes Portal, which updates wave heights, wind gusts and air temperature forecasts.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This all represents their model, depending on a single energy scale that goes on to account for all predictions of cosmic evolution.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
His predictions are not intended to be relied upon as a forecast of actual future events or performance or investment advice.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Katie’s predictions are even less reassuring.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Models can only offer accurate predictions up to a certain point, too.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The direct capture of second sound shows that even long-standing theoretical predictions in physics may eventually yield to persistence and ingenuity.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Argentina's reserves at the central bank have also reached their highest levels in two years, bolstered by International Monetary Fund credit, and its gross domestic product has grown at rates that defied predictions from financial institutions.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition, residents can check wave height predictions by viewing the NWS Great Lakes Portal, which updates wave heights, wind gusts and air temperature forecasts.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This all represents their model, depending on a single energy scale that goes on to account for all predictions of cosmic evolution.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictions
Noun
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As always with space weather, forecasts carry uncertainty and auroras can be fickle.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, these forecasts can change as conditions develop going into fall and winter.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Scientific experiments can become self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Sara Giordano,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Predictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictions. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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