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
For older couples, living arrangements, such as sharing a home, were less predictive of psychological well-being than sharing a sleeping space.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Carmody said the predictive analysis system is patent pending, and undertaking other certifications, and anticipates its release in February next year.
—Arkansas Online, 28 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
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Carmody said the predictive analysis system is patent pending, and undertaking other certifications, and anticipates its release in February next year.
—Arkansas Online, 28 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictive
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Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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This revelation — along with the realization that Cahir shares his prophetic dreams about Ciri — is enough to move even Geralt’s icy heart, which is no small thing, since witchers are put through an ordeal specifically designed to suppress their emotions.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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But as old tensions flare between them, Katie begins to experience terrifying visions and a ghostly presence warning of something sinister lurking aboard.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Predictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictive. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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