prognoses

plural of prognosis

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prognoses Lawmakers, medical colleges and religious leaders raised concerns over coercion, disability rights and uncertain prognoses, while supporters warned the defeat leaves dying patients traveling abroad for assistance under the current law. — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 My tests provide diagnoses and prognoses and treatment plans for the most complicated medical cases out there. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Ruchir Sinha pointed to diagnoses and prognoses arriving months after the relevant event—sometimes so delayed that the information becomes almost moot. — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 1 July 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 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
  • At midseason in high school football, the Chaminade High passing duo of sophomore quarterback Jeremy Mellalieu and senior receiver Andrew Cordero has surpassed many of the players ranked higher in preseason forecasts.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The demonstrations look impressive, investment is growing, and forecasts are very large.
    — Artem Sokolov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • See Star-Telegram high school sports editor Charles Baggarly and reporter Darren Lauber’s predictions for 20 Fort Worth-area games.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For decades, astronomers studying the surroundings of the Milky Way have determined there are too few dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting our own galaxy when compared to predictions made by the standard model of cosmology.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some of its inhabitants look for ominous signs and listen to prophecies.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If only professional old salt Wyck (Stephen Root) would quit with the doomsday prophecies about the fog being a sign of the island waking from malevolent slumber.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Prognoses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognoses. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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