prophesied 1 of 2

past tense of prophesy

prophesied

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adjective

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Recent Examples of prophesied
Adjective
Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own. Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesied
predicted
Verb
  • The number of humans employed by Uber will actually increase as self-driving vehicles become more commonplace, the company’s head of autonomous mobility and delivery Sarfraz Maredia predicted at the World Economy Summit.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If that happens, Morgan Stanley analysts predicted the market could quickly tumble 11% into a correction.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Prophesied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesied. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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