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
What that foretells for keeping that split career ongoing into the future remains to be told.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The evidence foretells what’s in store for the future.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Tarot foretells the news that is manifesting and provides a warning.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No scripture foretells GPUs, gradient descent, or multimodal transformers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The evidence foretells what’s in store for the future.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Tarot foretells the news that is manifesting and provides a warning.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.
—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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In fact, the probability of a rate hike this year has increased, according to CME FedWatch, which predicts changes to the Fed's benchmark rate based on futures prices.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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For a few years now, there’s been at least one young Western Conference team that catapults up the standings from the lottery more dramatically than anyone predicts.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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“Foretells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretells. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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