as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
a prognostic of a global pandemic that turned out to be distressingly accurate
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Recent Examples of prognostic
What is contained in this prognostic are rules or instructions by which to predict the very season, day, and hour of death coming to one who is sick, by the signs that are here set down.
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David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
The prognostics became official after the 76ers rookie point guard was examined by Dr. Ben Kibler at the Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky on Sunday.
—Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017
David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
The prognostics became official after the 76ers rookie point guard was examined by Dr. Ben Kibler at the Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky on Sunday.
—Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognostic
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Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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My preseason prediction of nine wins feels very much in play.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its data will feed directly into NOAA's forecasting models to help safeguard satellites, communications systems and power grids from geomagnetic storms.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The team is now preparing to launch on the Bittensor network with a time series forecasting project in finance, finalizing their incentive mechanism, miner, and validator design.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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By reproducing the tachocline, scientists now have a foundation for more reliable forecasts of solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The lower forecasts stem from the philosophy that the audience for this movie is niche-focused, limited to Demon Slayer devotees, and that no audience expansion is possible.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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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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But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not that is the beginning of the end for linear TV is a prophecy game more than anything right now.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Prognostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognostic. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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