as in predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
if he could really vaticinate the course of the stock market, he'd be rich enough to own Manhattan
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The forecasting service predicts 11 to 16 named storms, including 4 to 7 hurricanes and 2 to 4 major hurricanes.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026 -
AccuWeather predicts a 40% possibility of more than 14 named storms in 2026 and a 15% possibility of more than 16 storms.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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While the book reads easily and is seemingly structured to facilitate a film adaptation, bringing it to the big screen in such a successful way was definitely no easy task.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Outside, the property reads like a garden estate scaled to village life.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Vaticinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticinates. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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