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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
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
  • In contrast, all there is of the future is our predictions, hopes, and beliefs about what might happen, which are again states of our minds in the present.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The league is also asking prediction markets to stop offering predictions on officiating, such as how many flags will be thrown.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • TSixtySix has a heist film releasing early next year and a coming-of-age drama shooting in late January, with Satrusayang predicting demand for Thai content will keep rising.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Understanding the machinations of the current administration and predicting its plans is too tall an order.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Senior vice president of strategy and client success Benjamin Bond has joined its Fresh Food Leadership Council, where his work will include forecasting, food waste and visibility across fresh-food operations.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Agricultural production technologies and weather forecasting capabilities have also improved substantially, all of which could help the market absorb part of the supply shocks.
    , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • United Launch Alliance opened 2026 with a forecast of 18 to 22 launches this year.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There's no heat advisory in place for Thursday, and storm chances are returning to the forecast – a nice change.
    Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The memoir is not the apologia of a prophet whose prophecy failed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Some of its inhabitants look for ominous signs and listen to prophecies.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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