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 Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy not of doctrine alone, but of deep human connection, prophetic conscience, and unshakable solidarity with the oppressed. Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 The lawfare against Marine Le Pen proves just how prophetic those warnings were. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 Often heralded as prophetic, this novel centers on a young girl with a debilitating form of hyperempathy. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025 Popularized by the 1909 Scofield Bible and modern televangelism, this theology sees Israel's 1948 founding not as Jewish self-determination but as a prophetic sign of the end times marked by global tribulation, Jewish conversion, and Christ's return to rule from Jerusalem. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prophetic
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predictive
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  • Creating Operational Digital Twins Intelligent cloud enables operational digital twins—real-time virtual replicas of business operations that combine IoT data, AI analytics and predictive modeling.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The conclave markets’ big miss this week reflects the limits of their predictive powers.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 May 2025

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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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