prophesies

present tense third-person singular of prophesy

Example Sentences

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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. — 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
Verb
  • But the outlook predicts no subsidies in subsequent years, indicating the city expects to complete a new analysis of its trash costs and then increase fees accordingly.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And the real estate firm predicts that number won’t budge by 2030.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • So the bill arrives before the value does, and the market reads layoffs instead.
    — Adam Dumey, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The public stance remains, as the statement Friday reads, that Hammond remains the site where due diligence is being finalized and is very much a possibility.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Prophesies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesies. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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