vaticination

noun

və-ˌti-sə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce vaticination (audio)
Definition of vaticinationnext
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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  1. prediction
  2. forecast
  3. forecasting
  4. predicting
  5. prophecy
  6. sign
Noun
  • But the federal probe into the Kalshi trading prompted rival online prediction platform Polymarket to cut ties with Santos in June.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That match was also the largest event prediction markets have ever priced.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of prediction
Noun
  • The forecast may stay unsettled into next week as some of the models indicate a system forming offshore, but those details remain hazy at this point.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Exxon shares retreated about 2% in premarket trading on Friday as it’s adjusted per-share profit narrowly missed forecasts.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of forecast
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  • Trimmed and core measures, meanwhile, have the better forecasting record on where inflation is heading.
    — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Equipped with digital-twin smart controls and advanced geological forecasting systems, Navigator established a global benchmark for long-distance, large-diameter shield tunneling.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • 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
Definition of predicting
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  • Killing children and other innocent Palestinians, then stealing land under a false prophecy is not defending Israel.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • While not always negative, transference can replace curiosity with assumptions, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of prophecy
Noun
  • In an independent third-party clinical study of 33 participants, 100 percent showed improvement across seven key signs of lip aging after just one use, while 96 percent demonstrated enhanced lip volume after four weeks.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Video from his dash camera shows the aircraft gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down in the empty lanes.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sign
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“Vaticination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticination. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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