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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
But the prognosis is encouraging for at least 10.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Oosterhoff concedes that psychiatric diagnoses and prognoses are inherently less certain than those of physical illnesses.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
They were unified in the belief that Crosby’s short-term outlook was positive, but there were concerns about the long-term prognosis of Crosby’s knee, per league sources.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
While the cause and provenance can be frustratingly complex, there is no interpretive labor required to arrive at either diagnosis or prognosis.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Oosterhoff concedes that psychiatric diagnoses and prognoses are inherently less certain than those of physical illnesses.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
They were unified in the belief that Crosby’s short-term outlook was positive, but there were concerns about the long-term prognosis of Crosby’s knee, per league sources.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
While the cause and provenance can be frustratingly complex, there is no interpretive labor required to arrive at either diagnosis or prognosis.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
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After years of prediction that time crystals could exist in the real world too, scientists made the first-ever time crystal nearly a decade ago and have found several types of time crystals each with unique properties that could be used for different applications.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The rise of prediction markets — which MLB has decided to embrace — has added more fuel to the fire.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Sunday is expected to be consistently hot, , with day temperatures reaching as high as 95 degrees, according to the weather service’s forecast.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Recent forecasts estimated that inflows to Lake Powell, a key reservoir that straddles the Utah-Arizona border, will be the third-smallest on record.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Conclusion Commercial forecasting at scale is not a modeling contest.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The center’s work focuses on hurricane forecasting, wildfire monitoring, weather prediction and space weather, among other areas.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 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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Some evangelicals espouse prophecies in which warfare involving Israel is key to bringing about the return of Jesus.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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In one episode which went viral, Thiel is depicted as a bizarre authority on biblical prophecies and the Antichrist, often tied to the series’ political plots.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosis. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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