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
That plan goes to hell when Davina intercepts them and forbids Julia to go, because a seer named Maisri is coming to the castle.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
With one crack of an egg in a bowl of water, the seer sees two yolks.
—Lincee Ray August 29, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Then again, not even the famed French astrologer and reputed seer of the 16th Century was all that, based on skepticism.
—Miami Herald, 6 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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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
With one crack of an egg in a bowl of water, the seer sees two yolks.
—Lincee Ray August 29, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Then again, not even the famed French astrologer and reputed seer of the 16th Century was all that, based on skepticism.
—Miami Herald, 6 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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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
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And yet, as a prophet of capitalism, in the regimented ballet of the pin-makers Smith intuited Henry Ford’s assembly line, of how the entire world would become subservient to manufacturing and finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Soaring ratings transform him into an unlikely prophet for a network hungry for spectacle, in a world where outrage sells and attention is the ultimate currency.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Strong winds up to 75 mph are possible, and single-digit humidity is expected, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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This year, forecasters say such a long season is increasingly unlikely.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 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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It was deemed a line straight to God — staggering, the voice of an enchantress, a sibyl, a siren.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 May 2021
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Visitors to the region who are staying at The Newt in Somerset can sign up for a tour with a local mystic who leads the group in a circle casting ceremony before trekking up the Tor (a striking conical hill) to reach St. Michael's Tower.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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In 1976, Barks encountered the 13th century Sufi mystic and poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, who would change his life and alter his career.—
Rebecca McCarthy,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Seer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seer. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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