as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the myopic prewar vaticinations that the conflict would be brief and relatively painless
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Equal temperatures and properties for the Universe even in causally disconnected regions; a Universe with a singular beginning made no such prediction.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025 -
While some are panicking about the potential event, others are poking fun at the prediction.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sometime Tuesday or Wednesday is the forecast for when the storms will be closest if remaining independent, and each will be due east of the coast between Wilmington in North Carolina and the state border of South Carolina and Georgia.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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Somewhere between a sweater and a scarf, a cape is a breezy and versatile piece ideally suited to the volatile forecasts of the city’s humid subtropical climate.—
Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our meteorological services now use advanced forecasting to give communities precious time to prepare for extreme weather events such as storms and droughts.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fox compared space weather forecasting to hurricane tracking.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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The reaction has been mixed, with some people taking the prophecy at face value.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Back in June, a South African YouTube show about religious prophecies and visions featured an interview with a guest named Joshua Mhlakela.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Vaticination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticination. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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