as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
those annual predictings by self-styled psychics that grace the front pages of the tabloids
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as in reading
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 predicting
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox made a significant projection for Pittsburgh following the loss, predicting that Mike Tomlin's club will swing a trade for New Orleans Saints receiver Rashid Shaheed.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
With a month to go before Thanksgiving, the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting mild weather for Michiganders who plan to travel to see family or friends.
—James Powel, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That's pretty much exactly what forecasters are predicting for 2025.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Those enhanced credits are slated to expire at the end of this year absent action by Congress, with estimates predicting that premium payments for ACA plan participants could more than double as a result.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All of which leaves us with a few things to chew on in our predictions challenge, where four of us — a guest subscriber, the algorithm, six-year-old Wilfred, and I — are predicting the Premier League results each week.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
A lot of the challenges with understanding and predicting aircraft noise has to do with weather conditions.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Both simulations consider when summer melt will outpace winter snow, but predicting the future is not an exact science.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
When further trained on human and virus protein interactions, PLM-Interact again outperformed existing models in predicting how viruses interact with host proteins.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox made a significant projection for Pittsburgh following the loss, predicting that Mike Tomlin's club will swing a trade for New Orleans Saints receiver Rashid Shaheed.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
With a month to go before Thanksgiving, the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting mild weather for Michiganders who plan to travel to see family or friends.
—James Powel, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That's pretty much exactly what forecasters are predicting for 2025.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Those enhanced credits are slated to expire at the end of this year absent action by Congress, with estimates predicting that premium payments for ACA plan participants could more than double as a result.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All of which leaves us with a few things to chew on in our predictions challenge, where four of us — a guest subscriber, the algorithm, six-year-old Wilfred, and I — are predicting the Premier League results each week.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
A lot of the challenges with understanding and predicting aircraft noise has to do with weather conditions.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Both simulations consider when summer melt will outpace winter snow, but predicting the future is not an exact science.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicting
Noun
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Futures and prediction markets imply that by early 2026 the policy rate lands modestly lower than today but not back to the zero-rate world.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The scrutiny is warranted – Hollywood is watching tech companies try to replace creative judgment with pattern recognition, treating the art of storytelling as a prediction problem.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In low, incantatory voices, the lamas were reading from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, encouraging my grandmother to move forward without fear in the bardo between death and rebirth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Keep reading to find pairs in trendy seasonal colors, back-in-fashion boat shoes, and of course, fall boots, starting at $39.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Each platform comes standard with sales forecasting, scoring, and process automation, and is a robust system for SMBs.—
Jason Phillips,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Here's what 4 forecasting models predict What are tips for watching the northern lights?—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Following the report, several analysts cut their price targets on the stock anticipating limited returns or declines moving forward.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jamaica will also likely see the strongest winds, with forecasts anticipating gusts between 80 and 100 mph that could batter the island from Thursday through Tuesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even Hawaii’s Big Island summits are under a Winter Weather Advisory, with up to five inches of snow and freezing rain forecast overnight into Sunday morning.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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As this tricky forecast comes into focus, all signs point to Jamaica being ground zero for what could become one of the most destructive hurricanes of the season.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those are the conclusions of two recent reports about spiraling utility bills, one looking at the past, the other foretelling the future.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Miami had been favored by 13 1/2 points but that whittled to 10 1/2 by kickoff, perhaps foretelling the close game as late gambling money flooded to the Cardinals.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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