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to tell of or describe beforehand
holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah
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Recent Examples of prophesied
Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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predicted
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The science specialist university, together with Jabra, studied how voice technology will impact the future of work, and the scientists predicted that by 2028, voice AI will become the default way of working.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The state's gross domestic product growth will be less than 2%, Pakko predicted.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Prophesied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesied. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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