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
These polls show a lead for Democrats, but are not predictive of a blue wave like in 2018, Raymond La Raja, professor of political science and co-director of University of Massachusetts Amherst's polling program, told Newsweek.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Saks has a history working with Salesforce, which uses AI for predictive analytics, personalization and customer relationship management, as well as Amazon, which uses AI for Alexa.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Facial recognition software, commonly used in predictive policing and national security, has exhibited biases against people of color and consequently is often considered a threat to civil liberties.
—Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
Align KPIs and validate sources to drive predictive strategies and achieve big savings in a high-stakes analytics market.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Saks has a history working with Salesforce, which uses AI for predictive analytics, personalization and customer relationship management, as well as Amazon, which uses AI for Alexa.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Facial recognition software, commonly used in predictive policing and national security, has exhibited biases against people of color and consequently is often considered a threat to civil liberties.
—Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
Align KPIs and validate sources to drive predictive strategies and achieve big savings in a high-stakes analytics market.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictive
Adjective
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The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Mars in Libra brings up unconscious triggers, old fears, and dreams that feel prophetic.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 July 2025
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For The Fin, his team worked to make the dim light extra grainy, giving it a particularly sinister quality.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a surprisingly scary Marvel villain played with sinister sincerity by Ralph Ineson.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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“Predictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictive. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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