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
Before the development of effective antivenoms and modern critical care, bites from snakes with comparable venom profiles had much graver prognoses.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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.
—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
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognoses
Noun
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Experts’ pessimistic forecasts are combining with reports from frustrated jobless young people around the country to form a seasonal outlook far from bathed in sunshine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Space weather can change rapidly, with forecasts revised frequently.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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To be sure, some of the worst-case predictions did not materialize, such as an immediate recession or a housing market crash.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 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 25 Jun. 2026.
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