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adjective

as in predicting

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noun

as in prophecy

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verb

present participle of prophesy
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah

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Recent Examples of prophesying
Verb
Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026 She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Citrini was far from the only voice prophesying such a pessimistic future. — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026 One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesying
  1. wondrous
  2. prophecy
  3. predicting
  4. prediction
  5. reading
  6. forecasting
  7. premonition
  8. foretelling
Adjective
  • Three years in the making, FutureIQ is a wondrous scalp serum aimed at blocking premature aging and boosting overall hair longevity.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026
  • South Korea has some wondrous ancient sites, and none are more important than those around Gyeongju, says Oliver Berry in National Geographic Traveller.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
Definition of wondrous
Noun
  • Both mother and child lean toward the infant Saint John the Baptist, who raises aloft a small cross, a prophecy of events to come.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Each campaign features unique prophecies, rivalries, characters and challenges.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of prophecy
Verb
  • Seat counts have stopped predicting anything, which means the pricing model underneath thirty years of enterprise software is now unstable in both directions, and everybody selling it knows.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • AlphaFold achieved remarkable accuracy at predicting a protein’s likely three-dimensional structure.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • The third iteration, released in 2024, expanded its prediction abilities to interactions among proteins and other molecules, including DNA, RNA and potential drugs.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An independent financial economist has partnered with Kalshi on a new AI tool on top of the prediction-market exchange that aims to help small businesses hedge against everything from bad weather to election shocks—without hiring a Wall Street bank.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • Add a table lamp, a vase of fresh flowers, and a saucer plate that matches your favorite coffee mug to sip your morning brew or a cup of hot tea for reading on weekend afternoons.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Most of my feminist education at the beginning was just reading literature by smart women.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of reading
Noun
  • Finally, the steel industry is rapidly adopting AI to revolutionize production, improving process control, safety, demand forecasting, and logistics, including robotic inspections.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The technologies that shape modern life, from GPS navigation and weather forecasting to cancer therapies and cellular communications, all rely on scientific discovery.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • Clouding her expression is the premonition of Christ’s suffering.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Rèv is a blend of premonition, spirituality, and everyday life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of premonition
Noun
  • In the wake of Friday’s abysmal jobs report , investors are scrambling to understand whether the loss of 92,000 jobs in February was a blip or a foretelling of more payroll cuts to come as t he adoption of AI by corporations increases .
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of foretelling

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