as in predicting
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as in prophesy
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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
Verb
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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
Noun
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The young boy of prophecy gets trampled into a brain-dead coma.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Along with making that prophecy come true, this time around, the roles were reversed, with Allen not having as gaudy of statistics as Jackson but coming away with the honor.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Why Solar Cycle 25 is so special Solar Cycle 25 has outperformed predictions and explains why auroras have been seen farther from the Arctic and Antarctic circles.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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According to the prediction: Dallas Cowboys RB Raheem Mostert The Cowboys are another team with cap issues, and Jerry Jones' team hasn't been interested in spending much in recent offseasons.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The movie’s terrifying dénouement emerges in another seven-minute shot, in which hints and premonitions are transformed into passions and horrors and in which landscape—and, as per the title, a seascape—appear not simply as backdrops but as dramatic and intellectual engines of the story.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Final Destination 5 begins with Sam Lawton (Nicholas D'Agosto) saving his co-worker's lives (and ruining their work retreat) after having a premonition about a bridge collapse.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Admittedly, Cowboy Bebop appeared in the wondrous Super Robot Wars T and was masterfully handled.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Importantly, this species challenges the practice of flattening nature’s wondrous diversity into two categories, male and female.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Prophesying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesying. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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