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
Some eagle-eyed observers even shared close-up screen grabs of this seer, showing her to have different colored eyes.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
8 Aug. 2019
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Agnes is both a seer and healer, preparing natural remedies for the townsfolk to help with ailments and sickness.
—
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
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.
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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.
Noun
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He has been accused by other Christian groups as a false prophet or a cult leader.
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Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
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But the Pelican State is rated as a solid GOP seat by most political forecasters in the fall.
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The warnings extended into Saturday, with forecasters predicting winds of 25 to 35 miles an hour and very low humidity levels.
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But Goodman’s story is far stranger, and more significant, than that of a dippy mystic or a metaphysical scam artist.
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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.
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“Seer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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