as in to read
to tell of or describe beforehand
I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now
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Recent Examples of predict
The latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center predicts a warmer-than-average fall for nearly the entire United States.
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Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Trying to predict the next big thing in creative writing is a little like trying to predict the weather.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
How and when the community will come back is harder to predict.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a cooler, drier autumn overall for the Midwest and Ohio Valley region.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Trying to predict the next big thing in creative writing is a little like trying to predict the weather.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
How and when the community will come back is harder to predict.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a cooler, drier autumn overall for the Midwest and Ohio Valley region.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Captain Marc Guehi, who was denied a move to Liverpool in a dramatic summer transfer deadline day U-turn, offers leadership and an exemplary ability to read the game.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Later, reading researcher Saiful Islam’s book on the fabric’s legacy deepened her commitment.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Perpetua anticipates the mine would create nearly 1,000 jobs during construction and more than half that total for operations.—
Kevin Fixler
September 20,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Sep. 2025
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What sets Rousteing apart is his sense of cultural timing, his instinct to see stars as storytellers and his ability to anticipate the culture, not just follow a trend, to carry forth the house of Balmain.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Todd's second-ever screen role foretold his future prominence, as the taciturn Sgt.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, economists caution, the better-than-expected reading could be a sign of a slowing economy and that shrinking businesses’ margins could foretell higher prices for consumers in the near future.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tirias Research has long forecasted the need for a variety of AI inference accelerators from companies like AMD, Intel, Nvidia and anyone else developing AI semiconductor solutions.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Warnings are also active in Hamilton County, New York, with lows forecast in the upper 20s to lower 30s, as well as Essex County in Vermont and Franklin and Clinton Counties in New York, where temperatures are projected between 25 and 30 degrees.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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By the time red flags like fatigue, jaundice, swelling or easy bruising appear, the damage may already be done, the doctor warned.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Expect changes, Normal speed limits may be reduced, traffic lanes may change, and workers, vehicles, or equipment may enter without warning.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the midst of the chaos, Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes has offered a brutal prediction as far as Tatum is concerned, prognosticating that the C's will never again win another title with the Duke product as their top option.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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One of Redford’s last screen roles, which presaged his retirement from acting in 2018, was as the career criminal Forrest Tucker in David Lowery’s The Old Man & the Gun.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Sep. 2025
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Besides Robbins, several Republicans have announced plans to seek their party’s gubernatorial nomination, including 2022 gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen and Kendall Qualls, who sought the GOP nomination in 2022.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nine finalists — three for each award category — will be announced at the Los Angeles auto show in November.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Predict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predict. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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