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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
The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
Analyzing 111,000 participants over 30 years, researchers found that variety of exercise independently predicts mortality risk, even after controlling for total activity volume.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
To add to the drama, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office predicts all this will get worse — that the number of Californians losing health insurance coverage could roughly double in the next four years.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The January 2026 Harvard BMJ Medicine study found that variety of exercise independently predicts mortality risk even after accounting for total volume.
—Allison Palmer
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Due largely to the jump in Max output and deliveries, Ortberg predicts that Boeing’s heading to $10 billion in free cash flow.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Another influential forecast, from meteorologists at Colorado State University, predicts a total of 13 tropical storms will form, of which six will become hurricanes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Whether the exact economics arrive on the timeline anyone predicts is almost beside the point.
—Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Teller predicts that his financial burdens will only grow because of the bees he's lost, specifically the earnings made from his bee removal customers.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Analyzing 111,000 participants over 30 years, researchers found that variety of exercise independently predicts mortality risk, even after controlling for total activity volume.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
To add to the drama, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office predicts all this will get worse — that the number of Californians losing health insurance coverage could roughly double in the next four years.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The January 2026 Harvard BMJ Medicine study found that variety of exercise independently predicts mortality risk even after accounting for total volume.
—Allison Palmer
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Due largely to the jump in Max output and deliveries, Ortberg predicts that Boeing’s heading to $10 billion in free cash flow.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Another influential forecast, from meteorologists at Colorado State University, predicts a total of 13 tropical storms will form, of which six will become hurricanes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Whether the exact economics arrive on the timeline anyone predicts is almost beside the point.
—Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Teller predicts that his financial burdens will only grow because of the bees he's lost, specifically the earnings made from his bee removal customers.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicts
Verb
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Putting Rue’s apolitical faith in nationalist terms for the show’s closing image reads like one last thumbing of the nose that butts up against the season’s occasional naked sincerity.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The service Every room comes with a polite butler, who anticipates your every need.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Barclays also anticipates the company will talk about 50 basis points of annual margin expansion and 10%-plus earnings per share growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Sentian warns that the frequency of Super El Nino could double over the coming century, thanks to climate change.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Don’t be impatient Avoid the temptation to venture outdoors during the calm in the eye of the storm, the National Hurricane Center warns.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Verb
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What that foretells for keeping that split career ongoing into the future remains to be told.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The World Health Organization announces the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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April 2016 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission announces federal fraud charges against Paxton, stemming from the Servergy investigation.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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An index of 50 is balanced and presages neither economic expansion nor contraction.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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Winmill forecasts a 10% to 15% decline during the month, with investors selling as prices level off.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The report also forecasts Arctic sea ice to continue to shrink in the summer.—
Seth Borenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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