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
Oosterhoff concedes that psychiatric diagnoses and prognoses are inherently less certain than those of physical illnesses.
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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 with larger and more frequent facial movements also had better clinical outcomes, indicating that the technology may help predict prognoses.
—Andrew Chapman, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2025
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
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 with larger and more frequent facial movements also had better clinical outcomes, indicating that the technology may help predict prognoses.
—Andrew Chapman, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2025
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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American Airlines added the forecasts to its flight planning system on a trial basis to show where pilots could safely shift altitude or use optional routes to avoid those areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Current forecasts put average Brent crude for 2026 at between $77-85 a barrel, versus a pre-war average in the mid-to-low $60s.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each subsequent crisis produced breathless predictions.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Check out all our fearless predictions here.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East.—
Shalom Goldman,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Daddy and my grandpa argued constantly about which prophecies had been fulfilled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Prognoses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognoses. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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