variants
also prophetical
as in predictive
being a sign of a later course of events
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
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Recent Examples of prophetic
That’s mostly the reason why The Boondocks and old Simpsons come across as brilliant and prophetic.
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Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Abraham Lincoln was prophetic in his description of the future of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
That prophetic witness is going to speak about a lot of things.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 10 May 2025
In that context, the words of a man who had an even more deadly beef with Combs that 50 Cent now seem almost prophetic.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Abraham Lincoln was prophetic in his description of the future of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
That prophetic witness is going to speak about a lot of things.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 10 May 2025
In that context, the words of a man who had an even more deadly beef with Combs that 50 Cent now seem almost prophetic.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
predictive
Adjective
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As algorithms replace decision-makers and predictive models supplant manual oversight, those tools are being tested.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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While the negative predictive value remained above 92 percent in all settings, the positive predictive value dropped to 35.7 percent among the Bangladeshi participants, reflecting variations in population characteristics.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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