as in forecasts
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the securities analyst's prognosis for the stock market in the new year
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Recent Examples of prognoses
Adding even one new option—such as RP1—for people whose melanoma has not responded to first-line treatments could make a big difference for patients’ prognoses.
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K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 2 May 2026
Statistics, prognoses—these do nothing to dissuade her.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Then their prognoses grew more fragile.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Oosterhoff concedes that psychiatric diagnoses and prognoses are inherently less certain than those of physical illnesses.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
And although some recent box-office prognoses have contemplated whether Melania could perform along the lines of Am I Racist?
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Patients typically enter the system only after symptoms appear—often late in the disease curve, when prognoses are poor and costs skyrocket.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 2 May 2026
Statistics, prognoses—these do nothing to dissuade her.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Then their prognoses grew more fragile.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Oosterhoff concedes that psychiatric diagnoses and prognoses are inherently less certain than those of physical illnesses.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
And although some recent box-office prognoses have contemplated whether Melania could perform along the lines of Am I Racist?
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Patients typically enter the system only after symptoms appear—often late in the disease curve, when prognoses are poor and costs skyrocket.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognoses
Noun
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Polis wrote in his veto letter of House Bill 1355 that preliminary budget forecasts show the state can keep the grant program going for its final year.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Questioning apocalyptic climate forecasts is now the conventional wisdom.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Vinod brought the long view and the uncomfortable predictions.—
Brian Solis,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Such predictions indicate a deeper understanding that another individual’s gaze refers to something specific in the environment.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The mentality aspect is fascinating here, too, how both winning and losing can become ingrained in a team, or how prophecies become self-fulfilling.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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So her advice, over all, is to be wary of predictions and prophecies.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prognoses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognoses. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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