as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
several leading Wall Street seers have cautioned investors to prepare for a downturn in the economy
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Recent Examples of seer
Agnes is both a seer and healer, preparing natural remedies for the townsfolk to help with ailments and sickness.
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Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
The book spans more than six decades and charts the rise of Malone, 84, from an engineering background to his current status as billionaire and media industry seer.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
That plan goes to hell when Davina intercepts them and forbids Julia to go, because a seer named Maisri is coming to the castle.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2019
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Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
The book spans more than six decades and charts the rise of Malone, 84, from an engineering background to his current status as billionaire and media industry seer.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
That plan goes to hell when Davina intercepts them and forbids Julia to go, because a seer named Maisri is coming to the castle.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seer
Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026
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While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These include psychotherapy that is inspired by the Quran, the teachings of the prophet and spiritual practices such as self-reflection, prayer and mindfulness.—
Anisah Bagasra,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, which was being attacked by the Assyrian Empire.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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After Thursday’s storms sent tornado sirens wailing across the metro, forecasters expect a quiet Friday before a potentially more dangerous round of severe weather Sunday into Monday.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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That said, forecasters are still modelling their paths and a glancing blow remains possible.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sherman has been the sibyl of such proliferating confusions, toying with representation’s integrity and the boundaries of identity for more than four decades.—
Nancy Princenthal,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2024
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The novel works well as a story about sisters and sisterhood, toxic relationships, payback, herbs and a touch of the mystic.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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This Spanish biographical drama tells the story of the late 19th-century Italian mystic, who was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church after her death.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Seer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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