variants
also prophesy
as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the report on climate change included alarming prophecies of rising sea levels and increased storm activity
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Recent Examples of prophecy
From this work, Wiener drew two warnings that now read as prophecy.
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Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Fifteen years later, in February 2026, Andreessen’s prophecy has been fulfilled in a manner that even the biggest bulls failed to predict.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Nobody could have known at the time, but that performance was a prophecy of the city’s future, where artists would become the primary stewards of Memphis music history, rampaging through old blues, rock, soul, and gospel.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
DeSoto senior Legend Howell saw a prophecy come true Wednesday.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Fifteen years later, in February 2026, Andreessen’s prophecy has been fulfilled in a manner that even the biggest bulls failed to predict.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Nobody could have known at the time, but that performance was a prophecy of the city’s future, where artists would become the primary stewards of Memphis music history, rampaging through old blues, rock, soul, and gospel.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
DeSoto senior Legend Howell saw a prophecy come true Wednesday.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophecy
Noun
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Previous predictions had underestimated present population, net migration, and birthrate decline.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Here are the predictions that National Weather Service has issued for some towns.—
Katie Landeck,
The Providence Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some help for inflation The court decision came the same day that the Commerce Department reported core inflation ran at a 3% annual rate in December, according to the Fed's primary forecasting gauge.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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That’s because the goal of climate forecasting isn’t to predict the exact state of the Earth in 30 years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rain is expected to return to the Central Valley late Monday, according to the weather service’s forecast discussion.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The spending is based on forecasts that imports will continue to grow faster than the US economy as a whole, and that Trump’s push to make America more self-reliant won’t change that.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Prophecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophecy. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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