as in prophetic
being a sign of a later course of events
unfortunately, the stock market crash of 1929 turned out to be a predictive event, for the next decade was consumed by the Great Depression
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Recent Examples of predictive
Abu Dhabi is rolling out new artificial intelligence tools across roughly 100 operating rooms as the emirate’s healthcare regulator — taking a more-is-more approach to patient data — looks to improve surgical outcomes and use predictive technologies to shape policy.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 21 May 2026
The article attributed this to timely care driven by an early warning system, which uses predictive analytics to identify at-risk patients, and improving infection control.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
By introducing features like an intuitive audio mixer, mandatory predictive navigation, and battery-bypassing stationary power, Google can address some of my biggest daily frictions.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
The predictive model’s accuracy improved significantly between phases, rising from 70.7% to 83.1% precision, with the ROC Index—a standard measure of model reliability—climbing from 89.8% to 91.7%.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 21 May 2026
The article attributed this to timely care driven by an early warning system, which uses predictive analytics to identify at-risk patients, and improving infection control.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
By introducing features like an intuitive audio mixer, mandatory predictive navigation, and battery-bypassing stationary power, Google can address some of my biggest daily frictions.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
The predictive model’s accuracy improved significantly between phases, rising from 70.7% to 83.1% precision, with the ROC Index—a standard measure of model reliability—climbing from 89.8% to 91.7%.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictive
Adjective
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Heaven Hill’s timing was somewhat prophetic.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Filming is being lined up for late 2027 on the project about small-town groupthink in 1930s Europe; Simenon’s 1939 novel is considered a prophetic study of race hatred and mass hysteria.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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In the film, actress Midori Francis plays Hana, a medical student who becomes terrorized by a sinister force after partaking in the latest dieting fad — eating human ashes.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Yet a sinister rage brews within the former chef, flickering alive with the smallest spark.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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“Predictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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