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adjective

Definition of prophesyingnext
as in predicting

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prophesying

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noun

as in prophesy

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prophesying

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verb

present participle of prophesy
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesying
  1. predicting
  2. prophecy
  3. reading
  4. prediction
  5. premonition
  6. wondrous
Verb
  • This simulation helps in predicting potential impacts and unforeseen outcomes that may arise from format adjustments.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile Chinese oil companies are predicting peak oil demand as widespread electric vehicle usage in the nation is replacing gasoline guzzlers.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • Musk’s prophecy cast a bold vision for a multidecade transition of transportation and energy.
    Martin Jarzebowski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Pino’s prophecy of killing Richard has come to pass.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of prophecy
Verb
  • But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.
    Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of reading
Noun
  • The Yankees blog Bleeding Yankee Blue also examined the Alonso situation on Wednesday and arrived at the same prediction: Alonso back to the Mets for few years and low money.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Here are my predictions: song lyrics will become more direct and angry — probably a response to the noise of social media and cutting through the clutter.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of prediction
Noun
  • That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The boy tries to warn his family about his nocturnal premonitions, but when nobody takes him seriously, the boy must face the beast on his own.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of premonition
Adjective
  • For example, collectors delighted in displaying wondrous fabrications and mythological beings in their curiosity cabinets, from ersatz dragons to many-headed hydra.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Japanese publisher Capcom goes out of its way to create believable ecosystems populated with strange, wondrous beasts, only to give the player a gigantic sword to carve through it all.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of wondrous
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