Thesaurus results for PREVISIONS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of prevision

as in anticipates

to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market

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noun

plural of prevision

as in predictions

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After its recognition in Parliament as an official whistleblowing entity, CIISA has since received around 30 reports (as of 1 October) and now anticipates an increase in the volume.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of anticipates

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The most promising designs are then tested, and the results are fed back into the system for future predictions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
That said, Ishbia isn't shying away from making concrete predictions about this season for the Suns.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of predictions

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For federal elections, the Federal Election Commission is the government agency, but for race handicapping and battleground forecasts, election tracking resources and news organizations provide race-by-race projections.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
On the earnings call, though, management offered better-than-expected net interest income forecasts for the fourth quarter and 2027.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of forecasts

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The medium, a succession of Delphic priestesses, was a woman who offered prophecies (sometimes in highly ambiguous verse) which were ostensibly based on counsel that came directly from Apollo.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of prophecies

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Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026

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