as in forecast
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the construction company's forecasting of a September 1 completion date for the new school was wildly optimistic
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as in predicting
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as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days
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Recent Examples of forecasting
Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The data models and logic for tracking the progress of the pandemic, understanding its spread in the population, forecasting the future course of the pandemic and evaluating potential policy options proved faulty.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Notably, another slight move upward in the unemployment rate will push the Sahm Rule back onto forecasting an economic downturn.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Travel Caution Over the Holiday Period The National Safety Council has issued a fresh warning for those traveling by car for Thanksgiving in 2024, forecasting 502 fatalities in the country this year.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Travel Caution Over the Holiday Period The National Safety Council (NSC) has issued a fresh warning for those traveling by car for Thanksgiving in 2024, forecasting 502 fatalities in the country this year.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Institutional investors heavily bet against the brick-and-mortar gaming store, forecasting long-term decline as digital gaming proliferated.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Moody’s questioned the deficit figures, forecasting a 6% deficit for next year.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Trend forecasting itself is a game of uncertainty.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Power Of Women In Commerce Our story begins in 2020, when McKinsey published a blockbuster report forecasting that women in the United States would inherit $11 trillion during this decade.
—Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The data models and logic for tracking the progress of the pandemic, understanding its spread in the population, forecasting the future course of the pandemic and evaluating potential policy options proved faulty.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Notably, another slight move upward in the unemployment rate will push the Sahm Rule back onto forecasting an economic downturn.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Travel Caution Over the Holiday Period The National Safety Council has issued a fresh warning for those traveling by car for Thanksgiving in 2024, forecasting 502 fatalities in the country this year.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Travel Caution Over the Holiday Period The National Safety Council (NSC) has issued a fresh warning for those traveling by car for Thanksgiving in 2024, forecasting 502 fatalities in the country this year.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Institutional investors heavily bet against the brick-and-mortar gaming store, forecasting long-term decline as digital gaming proliferated.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Moody’s questioned the deficit figures, forecasting a 6% deficit for next year.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Trend forecasting itself is a game of uncertainty.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasting
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Check Meteorologist Chris Tomer’s bi-weekly North America snow forecast here.Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Holiday weather Early forecasts indicate temperatures could max out around 10 to 15 degrees above normal for much of the US on Christmas Day.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Now that the Eras Tour has wrapped, StubHub is predicting that Coldplay will reign over live events in 2025.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition to financial markets participants overwhelmingly predicting another rate cut is in store, central bank officials have made similar indications.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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That would be either flat or slightly below where sales could end up this year, based on predictions.Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Below are this week’s Oscar predictions (in alphabetical order) in all 23 categories.Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Opposition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as Mercury and Saturn clash.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Valya and her sister Tula (Olivia Williams) have high hopes for their new recruit, who Valya is convinced is part of the prophecy, but Sister Kasha, who’s mentored Ynez under Corrino, has been gripped by disturbing portents of things to come.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Forecasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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