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prognosticating

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verb

present participle of prognosticate

prognosticating

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prognosticating
Adjective
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
  • While the eastern part of Arizona similarly shows a 40-50% lower than normal precipitation prediction.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • DraftKings, which has lost roughly $5 billion in market cap over the last few weeks due to the growth of prediction exchanges, is planning to launch its own futures marketplace in the coming months.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And analysts are predicting prices will go even lower.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Animal models, on the other hand, are more biologically complete but expensive, slow to yield results, and not always reliable for predicting human outcomes.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In industries like customer service or supply chain management, this could mean embedding AI into existing platforms to streamline workflows, augment human decision-making, or improve forecasting accuracy.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The weather service offers 7-day forecasting, as uncertainty increases beyond a week out.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … DORM BLOODSHED – Violence rocks Oklahoma State campus leaving several wounded.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Beverly also worked around a bunch of really nosy people, many of whom were good at reading upside down.
    Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even Hawaii’s Big Island summits are under a Winter Weather Advisory, with up to five inches of snow and freezing rain forecast overnight into Sunday morning.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • As this tricky forecast comes into focus, all signs point to Jamaica being ground zero for what could become one of the most destructive hurricanes of the season.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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