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noun

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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adjective

as in predicting

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prognosticating

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verb

present participle of prognosticate
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
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
  1. prediction
  2. predicting
  3. forecasting
  4. forecast
  5. prophecy
Noun
  • Called VFlash, the method allows vision-language models (VLMs) to generate complete robot trajectories and other spatial predictions in a single pass, rather than producing coordinates one at a time.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • While some prediction market betting has been argued to have societal value — for instance, a company hedging against a costly change in government policy — Mitts notes betting on entertainment industry news isn’t really one of them.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • Pollsters have been predicting some GOP losses and in late October, CBS News' polling suggested Republicans could be on track to lose control of the House.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Analysts warn that given the accelerating pace of technological disruption, ultra long maturities make predicting future operational stability and debt service capacity increasingly difficult, compounding risk evaluation challenges for investors.
    — , CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • For example, accurate weather forecasting is essential for tourism and agriculture.
    — Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Deoras said forecasting had improved for large weather systems, but local thunderstorms and flash floods remained difficult to predict, leaving dangerous gaps in protection.
    — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • On the earnings growth front, while emerging markets on average are expected to deliver a 45% improvement, India's forecast is much slower at 11%, as per Bernstein.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The brothers began studying the weather more precisely, noticing patterns in forecasts and how the weather actually plays out around us.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of forecast
Noun
  • 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
  • Progressives see centrists’ strategic competition frame as excessively hawkish and as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    — THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of prophecy

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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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