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prognosticating

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adjective

prognosticating

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verb

present participle of prognosticate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prognosticating
Noun
After all the strategizing and prognosticating, what no one can predict is which films will actually connect once audiences arrive. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
Some 5,000 actresses were considered amid months of hysterical media prognosticating on who would wear the invisible halo next. — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 The new rule of thumb when prognosticating about the NBA trade deadline is to never say never — Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now — but the Nuggets are just too good to mess around with their playoff rotation over a tax bill. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026 Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop. — Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosticating
Noun
  • The results also demonstrated cooling below the conventional Doppler limit, experimentally verifying a long-standing theoretical prediction.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Using a combination of protein-design and structure-prediction programs, her lab removed the modern amino acid alphabet from the protein fold’s 3D structure.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • And with forecasts predicting a wetter winter, last week’s flooding may be a preview of what’s to come.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The new model is designed to capture those differences, predicting the effects of genetic variants on individual cell types and states.
    — Robert Hart, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Some states have requested on-the-ground assistance from the CDC, including Pennsylvania, which received one person to help with data analysis and outbreak forecasting.
    — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The information could also support drainage planning, insurance risk assessments, and weather forecasting models.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The forecast found that average rent in the area is 18% higher than in LA County, and lower-quality units are 22% more expensive compared to LA County.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • And with forecasts predicting a wetter winter, last week’s flooding may be a preview of what’s to come.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • That his apocalyptic prophecy fizzled didn’t shake Followers’ faith.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The flip may have come as a shock for many, but Red, White & Royal Blue fans saw it as a prophecy coming to life.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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