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 most savvy prophet of this new reality may be Markiplier himself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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Surely, being a prophet destined to die on the cross would be a painful vocation, and the film refuses to look away from this pain.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Hurricane center forecasters said in an early morning June 4 advisory Amanda was located about 1,500 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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With many newcomers and no major South Florida storm since Irma in 2017, forecasters worry about complacency.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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