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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
  • The model uses a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture that connects reasoning, prediction and physical action, allowing robots to interpret instructions, anticipate outcomes and translate decisions into movements.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Forecasters caution, however, that these predictions are just that, predictions.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • Forecasters are predicting that the northeast and Mid-Atlantic will experience similar amounts of flooding as happened during a 2023 El Niño event — a record setting year.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Yet internal records show administrators had met weeks earlier to plan for the controversy, predicting both the locker room privacy concerns and the parent outrage over cut players.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • Satellites support communication networks, provide navigation signals and deliver information used for weather forecasting.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Fortran also remains important in scientific computing, including weather forecasting and nuclear reactor safety analysis.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • Still, the latest forecasts can help provide a roadmap for cities to prepare for potential impacts and allocate resources.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The government will report Thursday on growth for the July-September quarter, which is expected to reach 3%, according to a forecast by data provider FactSet.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecast
Noun
  • Once McBride is out of sight, Gillis kidnaps the oracle in hopes of taking advantage of his weather prophecies.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • These fictional chips are then summoned into existence by the delusional commitment of more than two million chip-industry employees to the perpetuation of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of prophecy

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