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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
Verb
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 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
Verb
  • So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?
    John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Romo’s acumen for predicting game play drew notice almost immediately, and lent new polish to a broadcast that has been around since the days of Brent Musburger and Pat Summerall.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Killing children and other innocent Palestinians, then stealing land under a false prophecy is not defending Israel.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • While not always negative, transference can replace curiosity with assumptions, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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