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
Meanwhile, the executive order on crime mobilizes federal, state and local agencies to use predictive analytics and AI to identify potential threats and maintain public order.
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Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The past is not predictive on this one.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Business leaders are always searching for ways to create impact—studying consumer sentiment data, monitoring economic indicators, running predictive models.
—Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Harvard Business Review, 30 Sep. 2025
On the flip side, every new data point sharpens the predictive models guiding conservation, says Evgeny Zakharov, genomics director for the Center for Biodiversity Genomics.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The past is not predictive on this one.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Business leaders are always searching for ways to create impact—studying consumer sentiment data, monitoring economic indicators, running predictive models.
—Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Harvard Business Review, 30 Sep. 2025
On the flip side, every new data point sharpens the predictive models guiding conservation, says Evgeny Zakharov, genomics director for the Center for Biodiversity Genomics.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictive
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Eddington contains a number of images, story points and themes that struck a chord at the time of its theatrical release in July 2025, but a number of them have proven to be quite prophetic of more recent events within America’s fraught political landscape.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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In its choice to honor his prophetic body of work, the Nobel committee has broadcast a reminder that the political relevance of art lies, paradoxically, in its sense of feeling apart from time.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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One memorable moment comes early, when another call between Polly and her mother tilts into dread as the voice on the phone morphs into a more callous, sinister being.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jonathan and Mina Harker return to Transylvania with their teenage daughter, Quincey — only for her to be ensnared in the castle’s sinister games.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Predictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictive. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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