as in prediction
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 prognosis
That prognosis would rule him out of Athletic’s final three games of the La Liga season – against Espanyol, Celta and Real Madrid – but leave him fit for Spain’s World Cup campaign this summer.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 May 2026
According to Coulier, recent scans and his overall prognosis are looking positive for both the carcinoma in his throat and the lymphoma.
—ABC News, 9 May 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
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 May 2026
According to Coulier, recent scans and his overall prognosis are looking positive for both the carcinoma in his throat and the lymphoma.
—ABC News, 9 May 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
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Fans take their own stabs pro bono, posting to Reddit their predictions for the draft’s first round, or their bespoke guesses for all two hundred and fifty-seven picks.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Mosca and his coauthor based their prediction on the opinions of 26 experts.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Temperatures are only expected to drop from there, dipping into the low 50s and in some places 40s, overnight, according to the AccuWeather forecast.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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Signs point to warm, dry summer Longer term, forecasts point to El Niño developing through the summer and into next winter, said Troy Lindquist, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service.—
Mark Dee
May 22,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
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In addition to following and sharing insights from forecasting firms, the team mines social media, pop culture and television, runway collections, people watching and more to determine where style is headed.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The forecasting model is not yet precise enough to predict exactly which beaches will be hit.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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Pushed by an exacting director to pour her grief into the performance, she is simultaneously visited by the ghost of her deceased partner, who carries an impending climate prophecy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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In that way, the race seems to be shaping up as less a competition than a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosis. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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