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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The market widely anticipates that the Bank of Japan could raise interest rates further in September.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, which Ford anticipates will be in March 2027.

— Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of anticipates

Noun

In contrast, all there is of the future is our predictions, hopes, and beliefs about what might happen, which are again states of our minds in the present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
The league is also asking prediction markets to stop offering predictions on officiating, such as how many flags will be thrown.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of predictions

Noun

Their method of generating multiple surface temperature forecasts to represent the range of possible outcomes also has a habit of producing snapshots where the global average temperature is higher or lower.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
On the other hand, the company's fourth-quarter earnings per share was slightly below forecasts.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of forecasts

Noun

Tentative signs of improvement emerged in May, June and July, when border crossings picked up slightly, the agency reported.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Next, another set of no-parking signs went up and came down (except for several that were mistakenly left up), with no work having been done.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of signs

Noun

Considered the most important ancient site after the Acropolis, Delphi in central Greece was home to the Oracle of Delphi who delivered prophecies to the people from Apollo himself.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
In my experience, those negative self-beliefs often become self-fulfilling prophecies unless they’re challenged head-on.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophecies

Noun

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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