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
Each subsequent crisis produced breathless predictions.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Check out all our fearless predictions here.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Variety’s final predictions correctly called 18 of the 24 categories — a respectable 75% success rate — but the larger lesson of the season may be simpler.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Months of festival jockeying, ever-changing prognosticator predictions, and front-running contenders shading art forms like opera and ballet along the awards trail led to Hollywood's biggest night, as the 2026 Oscars winners were announced at Sunday's live ceremony.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
But many experts caution that predictions of communist rule ending have proved illusory.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Rising energy prices since the outbreak of the Iran war have led a number of forecasters to rewrite their interest rate predictions, with some economists saying there's a chance the Fed won't make cuts this year.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
But when Zohran Mamdani proposed a property-tax hike, predictions shuffled wildly.
—Molly Osberg, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2026
Big poll, wrong result Timing and number of voters absolutely matter, but big samples don’t always net correct predictions.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Check out all our fearless predictions here.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Variety’s final predictions correctly called 18 of the 24 categories — a respectable 75% success rate — but the larger lesson of the season may be simpler.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Months of festival jockeying, ever-changing prognosticator predictions, and front-running contenders shading art forms like opera and ballet along the awards trail led to Hollywood's biggest night, as the 2026 Oscars winners were announced at Sunday's live ceremony.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
But many experts caution that predictions of communist rule ending have proved illusory.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Rising energy prices since the outbreak of the Iran war have led a number of forecasters to rewrite their interest rate predictions, with some economists saying there's a chance the Fed won't make cuts this year.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
But when Zohran Mamdani proposed a property-tax hike, predictions shuffled wildly.
—Molly Osberg, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2026
Big poll, wrong result Timing and number of voters absolutely matter, but big samples don’t always net correct predictions.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictions
Noun
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But the retailer with relatively low prices, whose customers often have the least cushion to absorb higher gasoline prices, gave forecasts for revenue this upcoming year that indicated a potential slowdown in growth.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Analysts, who kept a buy-equivalent rating on shares, raised their long-term sales forecasts on orforglipron, the company’s GLP-1 pill that could soon be approved by the FDA.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East.—
Shalom Goldman,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Daddy and my grandpa argued constantly about which prophecies had been fulfilled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Predictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictions. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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