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also prophetical
as in predictive
being a sign of a later course of events
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
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Recent Examples of prophetic
But asked pregame if having Crochet pitching gave him comfort, Cora offered an answer that proved prophetic.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
By electing Prevost, the cardinals have ensured the papacy is a prophetic voice on the world stage that could serve as a counterweight to Trumpism.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
In other words, he is seen as a man who can bring structure, discipline, and tangible reforms to consolidate the prophetic vision of his predecessor.
—Christopher Hale, Time, 9 May 2025
That assessment proved prophetic when Hudson-Odoi netted a late winner for Forest.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
By electing Prevost, the cardinals have ensured the papacy is a prophetic voice on the world stage that could serve as a counterweight to Trumpism.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
In other words, he is seen as a man who can bring structure, discipline, and tangible reforms to consolidate the prophetic vision of his predecessor.
—Christopher Hale, Time, 9 May 2025
That assessment proved prophetic when Hudson-Odoi netted a late winner for Forest.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
predictive
Adjective
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For example, tracking the resale performance of specific generations of enterprise servers or professional workstations can allow for accurate predictive pricing.—
Albert Golukhov,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Now, Meacham is going all in on predictive analytics.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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