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
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.
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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
Rather than the typical market outlook, fraught with all the dangers of being a soothsayer, this outlook will endeavor to take a journey like Lewis Carroll’s Alice to find some reality in markets that can sometimes seem unreal or irrational.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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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
Rather than the typical market outlook, fraught with all the dangers of being a soothsayer, this outlook will endeavor to take a journey like Lewis Carroll’s Alice to find some reality in markets that can sometimes seem unreal or irrational.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothsayer
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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In podcasts, internet-comment sections, the replies to his viral Instagram videos, and stories from his friends and colleagues, Fleming is described as a Muppet, a fairy, a prophet, a cartoon.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 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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The group was traveling through avalanche terrain on a day when forecasters cautioned strongly against it.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Much of Colorado’s Front Range is under a red flag warning again Friday as forecasters predict another dry and windy day.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
27 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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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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“Soothsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothsayer. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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