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
The initial prognosis was that surgery was required.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
The doctors The Times spoke to were relatively bullish about Biden’s short-term — and even medium-term — prognosis.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
These can be removed and have a favorable prognosis if completely removed.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
Discuss your prognosis with your healthcare provider to understand your most likely outcome.
—Gagandeep Brar, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
The doctors The Times spoke to were relatively bullish about Biden’s short-term — and even medium-term — prognosis.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
These can be removed and have a favorable prognosis if completely removed.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
Discuss your prognosis with your healthcare provider to understand your most likely outcome.
—Gagandeep Brar, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for prognosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
Noun
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The problem is that making these predictions accurately is difficult.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The speaker’s prediction may turn out to be right; those savings are coming entirely at the expense of young workers who took jobs after the tier system was established.—
Jennifer Hochschild,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Here then is a strawman futures forecast roadmap from 2025 to 2040 that encompasses an intelligence explosion that gets us to AGI: Years 2025-2038 (Before the intelligence explosion): AI multi-modal models finally become robust and fully integrated into LLMs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Today's weather forecast includes a high of 89°F, relative humidity in the low 30s, and southwest winds up to 15 mph. Visit San Bernardino County emergency alerts, to sign up for emergency alerts.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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While growing up amid these divine gifts, the men said, they were taught a prophecy by their families: one day, a messenger would bring them a flag to signify that their village and Fiji were blessed by God.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Many of the leaders in this movement — like Pastor Guillermo Maldonado of King Jesus and White-Cain — are considered by the faithful to be modern-day Apostles or Prophets who can perform ‘healings’ or deliver prophecies during sermons.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosis. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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