visionaries

plural of visionary
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as in diviners
one who predicts future events or developments according to Greek myth, Cassandra was a visionary who was endowed with the gift of inerrant prophecy but fated to never be believed

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Recent Examples of visionaries The entertainment icon, whose career spans dance, choreography, directing, and acting, was honored this month with a doll in Mattel’s Tribute Collection, a series dedicated to celebrating visionaries who have shaped culture. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025 The last couple decades have been lousy with bearded musical visionaries. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Our Guild is built on the backs of storytellers, visionaries and fierce advocates for the creative and economic rights of our members. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Furthermore, this award celebrates visionaries — artists who break barriers, redefine standards and leave an indelible mark on the music industry. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025 Today, car engines are more powerful than ever, which is a testament to the visionaries who worked hard to realize them. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025 His greatest legacy…was stepping back to build Sundance, creating a stage where unknown voices could become tomorrow’s visionaries. Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The festival is designed to unite thought leaders, celebrities, executives and visionaries to dive into current public health issues. Giana Levy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 One of our last great visionaries is gone. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visionaries
Noun
  • In January, Zapata will open a flight center near Las Vegas, where dreamers can fly on a geofenced track that winds around the roughly 50-acre property.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout the 1970s, as much as Nicholson’s rebels or Beatty’s hopeless romantics, Keaton’s optimistic dreamers repeatedly collided with the realities of the times, measuring the distance between what the counterculture thought was possible and what the world would actually allow.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As ocean temperatures rise, the intensity and unpredictability of hurricanes continue to challenge forecasters and emergency planners alike.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Southwest is best Clear weather and warm temperatures are on tap for most of California and the Southwest, forecasters said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, contemporary techno-futurists like Musk lead powerful multinational corporations that influence economies and cultures across the globe.
    Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The same corporate event planners who used to book futurists with hologram slide decks are now on the hunt for celebrity performers who can yank an audience out of its AI stupor for ten electrifying minutes.
    Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025

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