as in predicting
to tell of or describe beforehand
if he could really vaticinate the course of the stock market, he'd be rich enough to own Manhattan
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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,
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Jackie made lots and lots of money predicting the weather, erecting things, or playing the numbers.—
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3 Apr. 2026
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After reading the blow-by-blow account spelled out in those texts, on October 16, 2023, investigators took action.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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A student who had asked AI for a chapter summary instead of reading the chapter might get the broad strokes, but there is a strong chance that the one specific detail the quiz will ask about did not make it into the summary, Buck said.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Vaticinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticinating. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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