as in predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events
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Recent Examples of foretells
For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretells
predicts
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Vanguard predicts small-cap stocks will rise 5% to 7% annually over the next 10 years.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives predicts iPhone preorders will increase five to 10% compared to last year since the firm estimates 20% of global iPhone owners haven’t upgraded in the past four years.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Foretells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretells. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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