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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
Death Stranding, released in 2019, was a somewhat prophetic story.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025
That’s mostly the reason why The Boondocks and old Simpsons come across as brilliant and prophetic.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Abraham Lincoln was prophetic in his description of the future of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
That prophetic witness is going to speak about a lot of things.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 10 May 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025
That’s mostly the reason why The Boondocks and old Simpsons come across as brilliant and prophetic.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Abraham Lincoln was prophetic in his description of the future of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
That prophetic witness is going to speak about a lot of things.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prophetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
predictive
Adjective
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So creating models that are predictive of real-world systems, to me, was just an incredibly fascinating endeavor.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Think of it as mission control for retail inventory—intelligent, predictive and fully actionable.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
7 July 2025
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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