prognostications

plural of prognostication

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Recent Examples of prognostications Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum). Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025 And earlier this month, Ellison briefly became the richest person in the world, eclipsing Elon Musk, as Oracle’s stock exploded on its prognostications for its booming AI business. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Every new season marks an opportunity for new opinions and prognostications. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 But the national prognostications for Miami seem especially pessimistic after last season’s 8-9 record followed four consecutive winning seasons. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 That embrace continued just days before the NFL season begins with predictions and prognostications galore. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Most experts’ prognostications are substantially shorter than that. James Barrat, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025 What's mucking up the process is a telepathic outlier named The Mule (Pilou Asbæk), whose ravenous appetite for galactic dominance has created anomalies in Seldon's branching prognostications of how this whole ordeal will unfold. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Even as someone who sniffed out the KPop Demon Hunters explosion fairly early, the soundtrack has blown away all of my prognostications. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognostications
Noun
  • Overproduction comes from forecasting failures or execution mistakes, said Chan, adding that AI is not just about better demand predictions, but helping businesses make real-time decisions with accuracy.
    Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Only time will tell, but check out these predictions from the contestants, including one player boldly calling out exactly when he will get voted out.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many are anticipating words of wisdom or premonitions from Masaryk, perhaps a warning about the impending war or the threat coming from Russia.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, their many years together reveal themselves as the vital heart of Romano’s own artistic output, as scattered throughout these pages appear pieces of her earlier books and, especially, poems, which come to assume the aura of dreamlike premonitions.
    Brian Robert Moore September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cohen is director of seasonal forecasts at Atmospheric and Environmental Research.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The plans show defense spending next year would stay largely static, and would be funded with tax hikes amid increasingly dour growth forecasts.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When and how this messianic revolution would come about was up for debate and speculation, but large segments of the population, based on specific prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, believed that the time was at hand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Back in June, a South African YouTube show about religious prophecies and visions featured an interview with a guest named Joshua Mhlakela.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This one will give you all the feels and some hard-hitting action.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • By the time Megan seizes control of the reins at the film’s close, the abrupt denouement feels jarringly disconnected rather than organic to the storytelling.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While Kopalyan and Alili see the Accords as a credible initiative, there are suspicions on the ground in Syunik too—and in particular that Azerbaijani forces could use the deal as a way to ultimately secure control for themselves.
    Michele Crestani, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While Hern was not accused of causing his wife's death, court records show that authorities had suspicions to the contrary.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Prognostications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognostications. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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