as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
because there are always unforeseen breakthroughs in every field, in the past most prognosticatings have fallen short
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as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like
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Recent Examples of prognosticating
Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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
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Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Today with Jenna & Friends Instagram account reposted the prediction clip shortly after the couple's engagement news broke.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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American workers have been predicting Social Security’s demise for years.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The greater Nashville market is outperforming some larger metros and countering national headlines predicting a struggling housing market.—
Collyn Wainwright,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The commercial weather forecasting service estimates that temperatures could rise 15 to 20 degrees above seasonal norms, with some inland areas likely reaching or surpassing readings of 100 degrees.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Tools that were initially adopted to automate workflows can provide the clean, structured and timely data required for forecasting and modeling.—
Suresh Kannan,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But no money was appropriated for reading reform beyond that amount, which would suggest an unpromising future for state support of reading reforms.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Thanks again for reading The Bootleg.—
Tyler Palmateer,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The September total lunar eclipse will not be visible from the United States, per NASA's forecast.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The agency’s three-day forecast indicates a minor geomagnetic storm, measured at a value of up to G2 on a scale of G1 to G5.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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By an almost impossible conceptual leap, the distant myth of the poem becomes a foreshadowing and a prophecy of events that were, from Virgil’s own historical vantage point, already in the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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While there, Ruth discussed prophecies and the end of the world.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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