Thesaurus results for PROGNOSTIC

prognostic

noun

präg-ˈnä-stik

Definition of prognostic

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. — David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021

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The quest for fast, accurate wildfire predictions FireSat is the latest step in Cal Fire’s yearslong effort to improve wildfire detection and assessment.

— Reeti Malhotra July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
There is a difference, however, between the default belief that certain predictions are wrong and the default belief that certain predictions are embarrassing.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of prediction

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The Saudi market is the only index to have risen so far this year, with the kingdom forecasting growth as most of its crude has been diverted to Red Sea ports.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
Argonne will lead or support projects to speed nuclear energy deployment, grid reliability, weather forecasting, and scientific infrastructure.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of forecasting

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The forecast may stay unsettled into next week as some of the models indicate a system forming offshore, but those details remain hazy at this point.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Exxon shares retreated about 2% in premarket trading on Friday as it’s adjusted per-share profit narrowly missed forecasts.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of forecast

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Annabeth has grown to care for Percy, but like Thalia, his fate is possibly tied to a prophecy that foretells of him destroying or saving Olympus.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
For adults, a faulty diagnosis can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, O’Sullivan said.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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