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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
David Fincher's critical and at times even antagonistic portrait of Zuckerberg in The Social Network, which may have seemed harsh at the time, now seems to many as prophetic.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
While ostensibly charming and funny, the throwback images appeared to operate with the prophetic lyrics to establish a striking dichotomy: That of a period when technological advancement was largely associated with hope and promise, when humans managed the machines and steered their own fate.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Some of them have proven prophetic, like the decision Brown made on the team’s television broadcast in 2023 to convert swingman Ronel Blanco into a starting pitcher.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Rather, a dream is a prophetic, supernatural vision of a future reality which has not yet arrived, but is certain to arrive someday.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
While ostensibly charming and funny, the throwback images appeared to operate with the prophetic lyrics to establish a striking dichotomy: That of a period when technological advancement was largely associated with hope and promise, when humans managed the machines and steered their own fate.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Some of them have proven prophetic, like the decision Brown made on the team’s television broadcast in 2023 to convert swingman Ronel Blanco into a starting pitcher.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Rather, a dream is a prophetic, supernatural vision of a future reality which has not yet arrived, but is certain to arrive someday.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prophetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
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With automation, machine learning and predictive analytics, companies can design intelligent frameworks that continuously monitor data quality, proactively flag compliance issues and support strategic decisions with clean, reliable data.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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As part of a study funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Bradley Moore, a Scripps Oceanography professor of marine biology, marine chemistry and geochemistry, worked to determine how domoic acid is produced with the hope of creating a predictive model.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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