prejudge

as in to predict
to form an opinion about (someone or something) before you have enough understanding or knowledge Officials complain that some reporters have prejudged the outcome of the investigation. She was wrong for prejudging him.

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Recent Examples of prejudge Students should be assessed according to merit, accomplishment and character—not prejudged by the color of their skin. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 Fed officials have refrained from commenting directly on policy clashes in Washington, but have expressed a level of trepidation about trying to prejudge events. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 The results suggest many still prejudge people with body art, particularly women. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 One of his lawyers has cautioned the public against prejudging the case. Mark Scolforo and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for prejudge
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predict
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  • Something like our turbulence prediction module might someday be inserted into bigger climate models that can do better at predicting things like hurricanes.
    Steve Nadis, Wired News, 1 June 2025
  • Spinrad visited Southern California in late May and was taken aback by the number of people raising concern over the agency’s ability to continue predicting atmospheric river events, with all of their implications on public safety, reservoir operations and hydro power.
    Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025

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“Prejudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudge. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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