as in predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah
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Recent Examples of prophesies
Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.
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Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort hosts an Oktoberfest the weekend of October 11 to 12 this year, and the annual Woolly Warm Festival, which has a caterpillar race that prophesies the length of winter, runs October 18 and 19.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023
Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort hosts an Oktoberfest the weekend of October 11 to 12 this year, and the annual Woolly Warm Festival, which has a caterpillar race that prophesies the length of winter, runs October 18 and 19.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesies
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If this trend continues, one geneticist predicts that humans could someday live as long as 150 years, based on growing research in biological aging and rejuvenation.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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And research firm Gartner published a report this week that predicts 50% of companies that cut customer service staff due to AI will rehire workers to perform similar tasks, but under different titles, by 2027.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each year’s report reads like a sequel to the last, with familiar characters and unresolved plotlines.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Other must reads For centuries, Malinche was vilified in Mexico as the ultimate traitor.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Prophesies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesies. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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