Synonyms of prediction
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Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.
The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
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Meanwhile, prediction markets shook up the sports betting industry, streaming companies invested further in sports rights, and private equity entered college sports.
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Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025
From the mysterious East, now comes Carrnac the Magnificent with his infallible predictions for the New Year, 2026.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Bedford also reacted to several predictions various Fox News anchors gave for 2026, one of which was Outnumbered co-host Kayleigh McEnany’s prediction that a Democratic candidate would emulate Trump by announcing a 2028 presidential run before the end of 2026.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
As an example, Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company, used Watermelon to enhance its ability to assess network health and improve outage prediction.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
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Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025
From the mysterious East, now comes Carrnac the Magnificent with his infallible predictions for the New Year, 2026.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Bedford also reacted to several predictions various Fox News anchors gave for 2026, one of which was Outnumbered co-host Kayleigh McEnany’s prediction that a Democratic candidate would emulate Trump by announcing a 2028 presidential run before the end of 2026.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
As an example, Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company, used Watermelon to enhance its ability to assess network health and improve outage prediction.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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prediction
noun
pre·dic·tion
pri-ˈdik-shən 
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something predicted : forecast
a prediction that there would be an earthquake
predictive
adjective
-ˈdik-tiv
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