PROGNOSTICATORS Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

prognosticators

noun

plural of prognosticator

as in forecasters

one who predicts future events or developments one of the best prognosticators in the weather business

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Recent Examples of prognosticators Rather than jumping from one hot button report to the next, the prognosticators should confront the complexity of the industry and focus on the resilience and adaptiveness of the energy markets. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In the top 10 this season in many statistical categories on the PGA Tour, Morikawa fit the eye of many pre-championship prognosticators this week. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The Ohio band/art movement/social prognosticators Devo make its first Connecticut appearance in decades. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026 But this past spring, when prognosticators began predicting what Hollywood tentpoles might premiere on the Croisette, the pickings were slim. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 May 2026 The prognosticators still make Democrats a slight favorite to retake control of the House based on the fact that Republicans, of course, only have a very narrow majority, meaning the Democrats only have to win a few net seats this fall. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Those questions have internet analysts and draft prognosticators skeptical to say the least. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026 The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder was the 56th choice, at least a round earlier than most prognosticators had him getting drafted. — Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Some prognosticators felt the club could win the American League Central. — Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026

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Although a gradual cooling trend is expected to begin Sunday, forecasters say temperatures will remain above normal into next week.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Meanwhile, any storms that pop up in the Kansas City area should stay garden-variety thunderstorms, forecasters said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to the men of the Great Synagogue.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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