sibyls

plural of sibyl

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibyls
Noun
  • Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • The three soothsayers whose guesses come closest to the actual results will be crowned with a Cinematrix hat, as modeled by Real Housewives of Atlanta peach turned friend-of Cynthia Bailey.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Just beyond the respectable edges of Paris, among the soothsayers and strongmen, works Suzanne (Anaïs Demoustier).
    Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The loudest of those skeptics still get treated as oracles, even as the downside bets behind them quietly decay toward nothing.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Back in the ’90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.
    Stephanie McCrummen, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Organizations are increasingly booking AI strategists, behavioral scientists and futurists who can explain complex developments in accessible commercial terms.
    Jack Hayes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • More than 72 million were under severe thunderstorm watches on Saturday, according to federal forecasters, with the unsettled cells capable of producing winds 65 mph and greater, as well as quarter-sized hail.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Though still somewhat shaky, shipping confidence in transiting the vital strait is rising rapidly, leading forecasters to warn of an impending oil glut; Citi predicts prices could fall to as low as $60 a barrel by the end of the year.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
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“Sibyls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibyls. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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