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as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
in the 1960s Timothy Leary gained fame as the gonzo prophet of the psychedelic movement
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Recent Examples of prophet
Another guest was Alex Jones, the keening fabulist whom Carlson once considered beyond the pale and now treats as a prophet.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
With a shock of long white hair and a long beard, the 67-year-old looks like an Old Testament prophet.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Cassandra: The famous prophet Cassandra appears in Troilus & Cressida.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
Just in case Daemon didn’t get it before, another Targaryen prophet enters the dreamspace to give him the TL;DR version of Bloodraven’s point.
—Alexis Nedd, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
With a shock of long white hair and a long beard, the 67-year-old looks like an Old Testament prophet.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Cassandra: The famous prophet Cassandra appears in Troilus & Cressida.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
Just in case Daemon didn’t get it before, another Targaryen prophet enters the dreamspace to give him the TL;DR version of Bloodraven’s point.
—Alexis Nedd, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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There is, however, one more surprise: Most of the text on Lintel 25 is written backward and was probably designed to be viewed with a mirror by ancient Maya conjurers, diviners or oracles.James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
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Often enough, this meant putting the same sorts of people—women making money as healers or diviners, or colonized people whose local belief systems were frightening to the colonizers—on trial.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Chigvintsev subsequently canceled the request for assistance, but sheriff’s deputies turned up anyway and took him into custody, based on deputies seeing a visible injury on the alleged victim, a sheriff’s spokesperson said.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In the United States, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said Gallant has been an important partner on Israel's defense.Max Burman, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Asked why Polis endorsed Kennedy in light of his often-conspiratorial stances, a spokesman for the governor responded by referring to a subsequent Polis social media post.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, a spokesman from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Prophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophet. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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