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prospectus

noun

Definition of prospectusnext
as in sign

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Recent Examples of prospectus Dig into the fund’s website and prospectus to compare sales loads, expense ratios, and other ongoing costs. — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Operating at scale, Shein offered more than 2 million product listings as of March 2026, adding roughly 4,700 items a day while keeping unsold inventory in the low-single digits, according to the company’s prospectus. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Last year, Shein saw its net income plunge 39% from a year ago, despite a growth in revenue, according to its prospectus released in July. — John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 The second is what Nscale's eventual prospectus says about the Anthropic lease and the payment schedule attached to it. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prospectus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospectus
  1. sign
  2. forecast
  3. prevision
  4. prophecy
  5. prediction
  6. forecasting
  7. prognosis
  8. harbinger
Noun
  • That’s a sign of how much the movie’s visual effects emanate directly from the imagination of the filmmaker.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Full Moon in your sign puts your identity, desires, and personal direction under a bright light, making old compromises harder to maintain automatically.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of sign
Noun
  • The reforms also require companies to disclose forward-looking statements, forecasts and financial performance indicators covering at least the following year, which should help create more sustainable demand after listing.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What a clearer forecast can do The biggest lessons from our study are that greenhouse gas emissions matter and extra snowfall won’t save Antarctica.
    — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecast
Noun
  • And Argon Mechatronics is producing robots which have the ability to manufacture with great prevision.
    — Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Definition of prevision
Noun
  • The oracle was a priestess who entered a trance state to convey answers from Apollo, the Greek god of prophecy.
    — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, finally, the girl who spent her whole life trying to put the feeling of love into words had changed the prophecy by getting engaged (and now married) to Travis Kelce.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of prophecy
Noun
  • Granda added that Polymarket is also spending considerably more on promotions to acquire new customers, and the prediction market industry has become effectively a two-horse race that will see a handful of other players fighting for scraps.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company also runs an offshore predictions platform, which was founded in 2020.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of prediction
Noun
  • Rising logistics costs, shrinking margins and persistent supply chain volatility, in particular, are pushing leaders toward agentic AI and machine learning for demand forecasting and inventory placement.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The same data will support future reports and financial forecasting.
    — Wesley D. Snow, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • Miami coach Mario Cristobal did not give a prognosis for Brown after the 33-20 victory.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Chanda said their faith helped them through the uncertainty of a diagnosis that came with a devastating prognosis.
    — Rick Ritter, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of prognosis
Noun
  • Was 2025 the fluke of flukes or a harbinger of something worse to come for Andy Reid and friends?
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For all of its hazards, Instinct is a harbinger of where AI is headed.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of harbinger

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“Prospectus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospectus. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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