vaticinating

verb

present participle of vaticinate
as in predicting
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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  1. predicting
  2. reading
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  • The initiative has not yet produced a universal virtual cell capable of accurately predicting arbitrary biological responses.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That's a much different call than predicting Micron will earn dramatically more profits than the current Wall Street consensus.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of predicting
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  • The king-size bed had a pristine, cloud-white duvet and sheets; by the foot of it sat a lounge chair and ottoman ideal for reading.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Brainwave-reading sleep headbands and noise-masking sleep headphones look similar from the outside but work in very different ways.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reading
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“Vaticinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticinating. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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