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noun

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verb

present participle of prophesy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesying
Verb
  • The 49ers being the sixth favorite to win the Super Bowl next year seems insane and more based on past success rather than predicting future success.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Mapping features is not the same as fully predicting behavior.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Keep your eyes and ears open and be prudently mindful of all prophecies concerning the future of AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War, and its conquest of the West Bank and other territory, were proof that God was fulfilling biblical prophecies.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.
    Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The problem is that making these predictions accurately is difficult.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Ebadi made the prediction as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • There had actually been a premonition of this in the Angel’s Trumpet painting in his show at Zwirner last spring.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 5 June 2025
  • Like its fatal forebears, Bloodlines kicks off with an ominous premonition of mass mortality, albeit one with a slight twist.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Yes, the wondrous image of the balloon raising the house into the air, and yes, maybe the cute dog that keeps being distracted by squirrels.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
  • Besides the delicious tequilas from the region, what are some other wondrous things Jalisco is known for?
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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