prognostications

noun

plural of prognostication
1
as in predictions
a declaration that something will happen in the future the complete fulfillment of his prognostication surprised even him

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2
as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen at the sight of the brooding mansion, her prognostications of ill fortune grew stronger

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Recent Examples of prognostications His aggressive leadership style and prognostications are not social catnip. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round. — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Not that these prognostications are wrong. — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026 But that leaves room for another dark horse to ride into the roster discussion after being overlooked during the offseason program prognostications. — Mike Kaye may 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026 Those immediate prognostications, however, are often fool's errands. — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026 Plenty of presidents have dismissed the warnings and prognostications of their intelligence advisers, or simply not made time to hear them. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 This weekend is make or break for the Oscars race, as tonight’s SAG Awards Actor Awards are also quite key for prognostications. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026 Nearly 40 years ago, economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow observed little productivity gains in the PC age, despite prognostications of a productivity surge, and Slok sees a similar pattern today. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognostications
  1. predictions
  2. premonitions
  3. forecasts
  4. feels
  5. prophecies
  6. suspicions
Noun
  • Unlike conventional speculative decoding, which checks generated tokens against a target model, VFlash can accept structurally valid visual predictions without requiring token-by-token agreement.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Using those predictions to decide which ideas deserve a test is worse.
    — Kate O'Keeffe, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of predictions
Noun
  • But these were mere hints and premonitions of the kind of sway that humans now hold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But Weiss’ premonitions about what was ahead now certainly seem prophetic at the time.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of premonitions
Noun
  • The chipmaker reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts, with revenues at the data center business nearly doubling over the period.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 4 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 forecasts
Noun
  • And then there’s the feels-like-being-trapped-inside-a-tuba Digger.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The feels-like temperature was 105 degrees, with umpires chugging water between innings and fans shielding their heads with giveaway towels on a cloudless day.
    — Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of feels
Noun
  • Their bodies were found buried in rural Idaho on the property of Vallow Daybell’s new husband, Chad Daybell, an author of several religious novels about prophecies and the end of the world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of prophecies
Noun
  • Birnbaum isn’t the only one whose suspicions were raised by the plan.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Among them, despite the doctors’ suspicions, 80% did not turn out to have evidence of tumors in their specimens, says Cercek.
    — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspicions

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