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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 predicts
Swain predicts that within a decade, the total size of the three classes of directs will be attracting the same annual volume of new funds as traditional PE commands today.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The firm predicts that the music and podcast streamer can raise subscription prices over the next few months, which should help lift shares.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
The firm also predicts an 11 percent drop in the average gift spend.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Halloween weather in Fort Worth The Fort Worth NWS predicts Halloween to have a high of 71 and a low of 49.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
There are big-name first basemen available in free agency that the Red Sox may target, including Pete Alonso or Josh Naylor, but The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey predicts that the Red Sox will still retain Casas.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The company now predicts that for the full-year, currency-neutral revenues will increase around 9 percent and operating profit will come in at about 2 billion euros.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The interactive web report predicts fusion has the potential to support more than 40,000 jobs and inject as much as $125 billion into California’s economy in the next decade.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The latest model predicts residents may be able to see the northern lights from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The firm predicts that the music and podcast streamer can raise subscription prices over the next few months, which should help lift shares.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
The firm also predicts an 11 percent drop in the average gift spend.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Halloween weather in Fort Worth The Fort Worth NWS predicts Halloween to have a high of 71 and a low of 49.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
There are big-name first basemen available in free agency that the Red Sox may target, including Pete Alonso or Josh Naylor, but The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey predicts that the Red Sox will still retain Casas.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The company now predicts that for the full-year, currency-neutral revenues will increase around 9 percent and operating profit will come in at about 2 billion euros.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The interactive web report predicts fusion has the potential to support more than 40,000 jobs and inject as much as $125 billion into California’s economy in the next decade.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The latest model predicts residents may be able to see the northern lights from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicts
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Democrats would then file a lawsuit, and the case winds up before the Supreme Court, which somehow reads the Twenty-second Amendment differently than it has been widely understood?—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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And sometimes, that reads even bigger than the numbers.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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The team anticipates that these systems will transition from laboratory testing to field deployment within three to five years.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Management anticipates a launch in the United States for obesity next year, with a submission for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes sometime in the first half of 2026.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Senator Ed Markey warns that could lead to a new nuclear arms race.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stein warns against using a bagless vacuum, as the small baking soda particles will get into the motor and filter, causing damage to your vacuum.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump announces a second strike reportedly kills three people in the Caribbean.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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IndieWire announces these winners exclusively.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Oct. 2025
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The question facing Federal Reserve policymakers, who will meet next week, is whether the employment numbers presages a broader slump.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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But a second round of arguments is a rare occurrence at the Supreme Court, and sometimes presages a major change by the justices.—
MARK SHERMAN,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2024
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By 2027, about 50% of enterprises are expected to deploy AI agents, and a McKinsey report forecasts that by 2030, as much as 30% of all work could be carried out by AI agents.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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AccuWeather forecasts a high of 59 degrees with partly cloudy skies for Halloween in Louisville.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Predicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicts. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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