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as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
in the 1960s Timothy Leary gained fame as the gonzo prophet of the psychedelic movement
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Recent Examples of prophet
Schoenberg comes across as either self-knowing prophet or goofball.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
On one panel stands Altman as the secular prophet preaching human progress and boundless optimism.
—Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
No one is a prophet in his own land, Jesus warns in the Gospel of Luke—not even, apparently, the Pope.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Also, keeping with Jewish tradition, there would be an empty seat for prophet Elijah as a symbol of the hope of redemption.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 15 June 2025
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
On one panel stands Altman as the secular prophet preaching human progress and boundless optimism.
—Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
No one is a prophet in his own land, Jesus warns in the Gospel of Luke—not even, apparently, the Pope.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Also, keeping with Jewish tradition, there would be an empty seat for prophet Elijah as a symbol of the hope of redemption.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophet
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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The cause of that fire was under investigation, a fire department spokesperson said last week.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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City spokesperson Laura Williams emphasized in an email to the Statesman that the ranking was only one question on the survey.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2025
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Asked about Nikitin's swift appointment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin thought Nikitin had the right professional qualities and experience for the job.—
Gleb Stolyarov,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The Hays school district is still reading the federal government’s statement and preparing for something more formal, spokesman Tim Savoy said.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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“Prophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophet. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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