as in predicting
a declaration that something will happen in the future
we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true
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Recent Examples of prediction
In vitro tests confirmed the predictions made by the computational fluid dynamics model.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Duesterberg stopped short of some of the more catastrophic predictions, saying the true impact depended on how long the blockade of the strait would last.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig intervened in several cases in which state and local regulators accuse prediction markets of violating state gambling laws.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Venture capital firms boosting Kalshi and Polymarket could also contribute to the prediction market cause.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Duesterberg stopped short of some of the more catastrophic predictions, saying the true impact depended on how long the blockade of the strait would last.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig intervened in several cases in which state and local regulators accuse prediction markets of violating state gambling laws.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Venture capital firms boosting Kalshi and Polymarket could also contribute to the prediction market cause.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prediction
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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This front will usher in chillier temperatures that are generally slightly below average across parts of the central to eastern United States through the first half of the week of April 5, NOAA's Weather Prediction Center said in an online forecast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) released its latest forecast for the mosquito season, predicting a slow start before a spike in early July.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The technology includes creative analysis for scripts and projects, packaging suggestions, as well as market forecasting about how the film will do commercially.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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The hands-on, immersive experience assisted in honing space weather forecasting activities, not only for Artemis 2 but also the future.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The wry commentary eventually curdled into ironic prophecy, as Keynes became one of those defunct economists.—
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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It has also been viewed by many as an allegorical commentary on first century Christianity and Rome, and has been seen as an impending apocalyptic prophecy by generations ever since.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prediction. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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