Thesaurus results for PROPHECY

prophecy

noun

ˈprä-fə-sē

variants also prophesy

Definition of prophecy

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 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 In the road movie, which is Thailand’s international Oscar feature film submission, a prophecy prompts an aging grandmother to embark on a nine-temple pilgrimage with her children and grandchildren. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 All of this can make inflation a self-fulfilling prophecy, rendering the monetary policy tools at the Fed's disposal less effective in slowing price growth. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prophecy

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Called VFlash, the method allows vision-language models (VLMs) to generate complete robot trajectories and other spatial predictions in a single pass, rather than producing coordinates one at a time.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
While some prediction market betting has been argued to have societal value — for instance, a company hedging against a costly change in government policy — Mitts notes betting on entertainment industry news isn’t really one of them.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prediction

Noun

For example, accurate weather forecasting is essential for tourism and agriculture.

— Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Deoras said forecasting had improved for large weather systems, but local thunderstorms and flash floods remained difficult to predict, leaving dangerous gaps in protection.

— Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of forecasting

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On the earnings growth front, while emerging markets on average are expected to deliver a 45% improvement, India's forecast is much slower at 11%, as per Bernstein.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 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

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