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to tell of or describe beforehand
I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now
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Recent Examples of predict
The American Meteor Society predicted the moon will be at 84% full at the meteor shower's peak.
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Jenny Porter Tilley, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 July 2025
When asked how their districts would cope with the loss of funds, 80% of respondents predicted layoffs of school health staff and more than half anticipated a reduction in services and resources for students.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 18 July 2025
The storms are predicted to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the region through Monday evening, predicting potential rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated amounts up to 10 inches.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
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Jenny Porter Tilley, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 July 2025
When asked how their districts would cope with the loss of funds, 80% of respondents predicted layoffs of school health staff and more than half anticipated a reduction in services and resources for students.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 18 July 2025
The storms are predicted to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the region through Monday evening, predicting potential rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated amounts up to 10 inches.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
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The Music City Loop will be funded by The Boring Company and is expected to boost revenue in the region without impacting Nashville taxpayers, a project fact sheet reads.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Even dishes that read like a reach, bluefin tuna served on chicharron, land gently, revealing the chef’s story and skill simultaneously.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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That said, depending on how things unfold in training camp, the next phase of the franchise could begin sooner than initially anticipated.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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In court filings, Pryor anticipated, and attempted to quell, the timing problem by arguing he was required to cede control of his NIL in perpetuity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 July 2025
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Which picture you’re drawn to today may foretell your future directions...—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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For example, a docking in geosynchronous orbit could foretell an emerging capability for China to approach, capture, and disable another country's satellite.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Extreme levels of heat stress have more than doubled over the past 40 years, according to NASA, and that trend is forecast to continue.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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In the Upper Peninsula, widespread haze is forecast to continue because of smoke from the Canadian wildfires.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Last month state immigration advocates warned that arrests of undocumented immigrants were ramping up in the state, creating anxiety and fear in communities with people taken every day.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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The National Weather Service discussion on Monday morning warned that extreme heat conditions would continue in the region as a high-pressure center lingers.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But our sorry showing in the early rounds undercuts any claim to prognosticating success.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most other publications didn’t even bother prognosticating.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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If 28 Days Later presaged our post-9/11 paranoia and dread, 28 Years Later settles into the resigned gloom of our modern age, where everything is rubbish and only getting worse.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Editors’ Picks On the fashion runways that presage coming trends in more than just clothes, models’ bodies are shrinking once again.—
Amanda Hess,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey announced an effort to create his department's new strategic plan in April.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Day one cast member Jesse Lee Soffer announced his exit in 2022.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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“Predict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predict. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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