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
  • Barclays Investment Bank predicts that the market, now valued at $2 billion to $3 billion, could grow to $200 billion by 2035.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Expansion to all hospitals countywide would be finished by the end of 2027, the motion reads.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hours later, as the three men sit behind bars, an officer reads Twist his Miranda rights.
    CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Prophesies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesies. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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