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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
People see ghosts, have visions, and suffer prophetic dreams.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
The same video also briefly shows an NYPD officer shining a flashlight toward Zay and his entourage, a moment that now appears eerily prophetic as the rapper faces the most serious legal battle of his life.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
But the words turned out to be prophetic, as Stingley has since earned two consecutive first-team All-Pro selections to cement himself atop his position.
—Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
The same video also briefly shows an NYPD officer shining a flashlight toward Zay and his entourage, a moment that now appears eerily prophetic as the rapper faces the most serious legal battle of his life.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
But the words turned out to be prophetic, as Stingley has since earned two consecutive first-team All-Pro selections to cement himself atop his position.
—Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
predictive
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The technologies already implemented span a spectrum from predictive models that calculate simple risk scores to agentic AI that promises autonomous decision-making—enabling systems to titrate a patient’s oxygen flow or reprioritize an ER triage queue with little human input.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Brian Chau, a food scientist and founder of food science and food systems consultancy Chau Time, said many AI food startups are still in the data-collection phase, working to aggregate enough real-world information to make their models meaningfully predictive.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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