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
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.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Both determine all observable predictions and are necessary to solve the cosmological horizon and flatness problems.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
State-by-State Predictions for Peak Fall Foliage 2025 Ahead, here’s the current predictions for peak foliage in 2025 in 15 states where Mother Nature is known to put on a brilliant autumn show.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
High school sports editor Charles Baggarly and reporter Darren Lauber made predictions for the top area games in Week 2.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Coming up with a new, good idea that actually makes explicit predictions that can be tested, and then the results can be compared against the alternatives, including the previously prevailing theory, is a very tall order, but a necessary hurdle to clear in order for a novel idea to be accepted.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Dismantling that office could limit precipitation predictions used for the inundation maps, hurting their accuracy, Graziano told me.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
That data can include predictions about when kitchen equipment like fryers or infamously faulty ice cream machines will break down.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Both determine all observable predictions and are necessary to solve the cosmological horizon and flatness problems.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
State-by-State Predictions for Peak Fall Foliage 2025 Ahead, here’s the current predictions for peak foliage in 2025 in 15 states where Mother Nature is known to put on a brilliant autumn show.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
High school sports editor Charles Baggarly and reporter Darren Lauber made predictions for the top area games in Week 2.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Coming up with a new, good idea that actually makes explicit predictions that can be tested, and then the results can be compared against the alternatives, including the previously prevailing theory, is a very tall order, but a necessary hurdle to clear in order for a novel idea to be accepted.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Dismantling that office could limit precipitation predictions used for the inundation maps, hurting their accuracy, Graziano told me.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
That data can include predictions about when kitchen equipment like fryers or infamously faulty ice cream machines will break down.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictions
Noun
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While Levine Cava said her administration closed a $402 million gap at the start of the budget process, forecasts show future shortfalls peaking at $250 million in 2030.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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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 10 Sep. 2025.
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