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one who predicts future events or developments
a financial forecaster who is widely followed by investors
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Recent Examples of forecasters
More than 72 million were under severe thunderstorm watches on Saturday, according to federal forecasters, with the unsettled cells capable of producing winds 65 mph and greater, as well as quarter-sized hail.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Though still somewhat shaky, shipping confidence in transiting the vital strait is rising rapidly, leading forecasters to warn of an impending oil glut; Citi predicts prices could fall to as low as $60 a barrel by the end of the year.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
In Boston, forecasters said the temperatures July 3 will feel like 100 to 110 degrees, and 95 to 100 degrees on July 4.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
But forecasters say the recent lack of rain will increase the potential for wildfires, a threat that has already led to a ban on campfires and charcoal barbecues in the Cleveland National Forest.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2026
And an Air Quality Alert was issued midday Thursday, due to ground level ozone concentrations reaching unhealthy standards, NWS forecasters say.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Extreme heat this week will blanket a majority of American states through the July 4 weekend, according to forecasters.
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Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Hundreds of firefighters have been arriving in the arid state to battle new starts as well as those that have been growing because of what forecasters called critical fire weather — dangerously low humidity levels, warm temperatures and gusty winds.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Most have the family film earning about $150 million through the weekend, but some forecasters have that figure climbing as high as $175 million.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 June 2026
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Though still somewhat shaky, shipping confidence in transiting the vital strait is rising rapidly, leading forecasters to warn of an impending oil glut; Citi predicts prices could fall to as low as $60 a barrel by the end of the year.
—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
In Boston, forecasters said the temperatures July 3 will feel like 100 to 110 degrees, and 95 to 100 degrees on July 4.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
But forecasters say the recent lack of rain will increase the potential for wildfires, a threat that has already led to a ban on campfires and charcoal barbecues in the Cleveland National Forest.
—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2026
And an Air Quality Alert was issued midday Thursday, due to ground level ozone concentrations reaching unhealthy standards, NWS forecasters say.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Extreme heat this week will blanket a majority of American states through the July 4 weekend, according to forecasters.
—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Hundreds of firefighters have been arriving in the arid state to battle new starts as well as those that have been growing because of what forecasters called critical fire weather — dangerously low humidity levels, warm temperatures and gusty winds.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Most have the family film earning about $150 million through the weekend, but some forecasters have that figure climbing as high as $175 million.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasters
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Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
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This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.
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The Ohio band/art movement/social prognosticators Devo make its first Connecticut appearance in decades.
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But this past spring, when prognosticators began predicting what Hollywood tentpoles might premiere on the Croisette, the pickings were slim.
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