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
Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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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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The series begins with a husband and wife filmmaking duo who moved to Colorado City, where many FLDS people still reside, even after their alleged prophet, Warren Jeffs, was sent to prison.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The Shiʿi sect of Islam believes that Prophet Muhammad’s cousin, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, was the prophet’s rightful successor as the leader of the Islamic world; the Sunnis believe that a leader should have been chosen from among the masses, leading to tensions between these two major Islamic sects.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Fire agencies across the North Bay are preparing for elevated wildfire danger this weekend as forecasters warn of strong winds and low humidity - conditions that often signal the start of fire season in Sonoma, Napa, and Marin counties.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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After a chilly start to May, the weather pattern is finally about to flip to summer for much of the Midwest and Northeast over the next few days, forecasters said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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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 May. 2026.
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