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
And the vision became reality as early as 2016, with the introduction and integration of Einstein into the Customer Resource Management (CRM) platform, enabling more predictive and personalized customer experiences.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
These festival haven’t just proven predictive over which films receive Academy Award nominations, but actually influential.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
On top of predictive models, generative AI is now entering materials science.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Ellis is meant to help brands and retailers scenario plan, leveraging predictive analytics and natural language processing (NLP) to provide real-time insights that can shorten the decisioning process.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
These festival haven’t just proven predictive over which films receive Academy Award nominations, but actually influential.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
On top of predictive models, generative AI is now entering materials science.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Ellis is meant to help brands and retailers scenario plan, leveraging predictive analytics and natural language processing (NLP) to provide real-time insights that can shorten the decisioning process.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predictive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictive
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But the way the storyline wraps ups — with one of the three billionaires, Logan Lerman’s Jay, deciding to step up and own his role in the season’s shady dealings, therefore taking himself down alongside his other culprits — was certainly some wishful thinking that could, one day, prove prophetic.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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That theme, along with the figure of a prophetic character, felt especially powerful in a Latin American context.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their double life soon gets complicated when a rival boy band harboring a sinister secret begins stealing their fans.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Candyman, the Candyman franchise (1992–1999; 2021) Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) finds out that adoration and horror don't mix when she is faced with the attachment of the sinister Candyman (Tony Todd) in the 1992 film classic.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Predictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictive. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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