PREDICTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

predicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of predict

as in reads

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 Continue reading … LONG OVERDUE – 'National Treasure' director predicts upcoming third film won't be able to 'ignore' politics. — FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Raymond James predicts the CPU market will hit roughly $201 billion in 2030. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Zornitza Todorova, head of thematic FICC research at Barclays, predicts that today’s humanoid market of around $3 billion will swell to $200 billion by 2035. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Despite a strained defense budget, Zelensky touts battlefield gains in Dnipropetrovsk and predicts Ukraine could reach territorial parity with Russia by the end of the year. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Utilizing an algorithm inspired by deep neural networks, Clyx predicts compatibility to facilitate real-life connections, aiming to make social interaction as effortless as staying home. — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a warmer-than-normal winter for Pennsylvania. — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 The crest - the highest peak of the river's water levels - will reached Morgan County today, the NWS of Indianapolis predicts. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026 According to information SpaceX provided to NASA, every 10 minutes each Starlink satellite recalculates its position and predicts its trajectory for the next 48 hours. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

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MyStarChain will present its blockchain voting platform MyStarPick, and HiStranger will introduce Insight Flow, a tool that reads biosignals to gauge audience emotional response.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Even if the rationale behind all of those films are understandable in a vacuum, that recap hardly reads like the story of a blue chip IP.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026

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Shotwell said SpaceX's existing infrastructure can't support the number or cadence of Starship launches the company anticipates reaching, and tied Starbase Louisiana to SpaceX's long-term goal of using Starship to make human life interplanetary.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
For that reason, NASA anticipates that Roman will image more than 50 times as much of the sky in the next five years as Hubble covered in three decades.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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At Saul's request, the witch summons what appears to be the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel, who foretells Saul's death in battle — raising the question of theodicy, or why an all-powerful God would allow an apparently diabolical act to occur.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Annabeth has grown to care for Percy, but like Thalia, his fate is possibly tied to a prophecy that foretells of him destroying or saving Olympus.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of foretells

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Gary announces debris removal plans The city of Gary announced Wednesday that it’s partnered with contractors and residents to launch storm recovery and debris removal operations.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Every few weeks, another headline announces that artificial intelligence has matched a doctor, beaten a doctor, or is finally ready to become one.

— Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of announces

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The backlash to the Barbara decision presages another legal and cultural battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment and its role in the debate over who is recognized as an American citizen, observers say.

— Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.

— Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of presages

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Here’s a closer look at the board as well as how my model forecasts every AFC West team’s season — including why the projections mirror the expectations of books.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Climate Prediction Center forecasts El Niño to continue strengthening through the end of the year.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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