as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
a soothsayer predicted that I would meet the man of my dreams online, assuming of course that I became a subscriber to the Web site's dating service
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Recent Examples of soothsayer
But the prevalence of the debate proves the manga’s tight grip on the popular imagination – amplified by both soothsayers across Asia and social media – especially in seismically active Japan, where the constant threat of an earthquake or tsunami looms large in the popular imagination.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
Online soothsayers like Jon Prosser and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman have long predicted the content of upcoming Apple announcements, citing anonymous sources from within the company to glean glimpses of what’s next.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 18 July 2025
After a soothsayer predicts that theater's future combines singing, drama and dancing, the duo begins to write the first-ever musical.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 6 June 2025
Mamet emphasizes the vernacular like a theatrical soothsayer while Zahler visualizes violence to clarify circumstance and character.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
Online soothsayers like Jon Prosser and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman have long predicted the content of upcoming Apple announcements, citing anonymous sources from within the company to glean glimpses of what’s next.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 18 July 2025
After a soothsayer predicts that theater's future combines singing, drama and dancing, the duo begins to write the first-ever musical.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 6 June 2025
Mamet emphasizes the vernacular like a theatrical soothsayer while Zahler visualizes violence to clarify circumstance and character.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothsayer
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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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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That name comes from the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, when the prophet Nehemiah used his influence to coordinate a large assembly to call out the nobles and moneylenders for exploiting the Israelites.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The prospect of a strong El Niño has rattled forecasters, who fear an unprecedented wave of global heat into 2027.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its unlikely that the weekend’s rainstorm is a direct product of the El Niño cycle, which forecasters predict will emerge sometime in May through July, said Schoenfeld.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 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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“Soothsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothsayer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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