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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
The obvious question is, how can a false prophet have the ability to perform miracles?
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Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
In the end, the durability of their partnership may depend on Musk’s motives: What drove him to become a MAGA prophet in the first place?
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Another about Harlan arguing with Ray Bradbury (America’s sweetest doomsday prophet) about Walt Disney and America and capitalism — the two of them shouting themselves hoarse for hours because neither would give up an inch of rhetorical ground.
—Jason Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
In the end, the durability of their partnership may depend on Musk’s motives: What drove him to become a MAGA prophet in the first place?
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Another about Harlan arguing with Ray Bradbury (America’s sweetest doomsday prophet) about Walt Disney and America and capitalism — the two of them shouting themselves hoarse for hours because neither would give up an inch of rhetorical ground.
—Jason Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 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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This article has been updated with comment from Hilton spokesperson Paul Ades.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Preliminary reports suggest that the crash may have been caused by a bird strike leading to engine failure, which necessitated an emergency landing attempt, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Kaplan, a spokesman for the Open Society Foundations, did not respond to a request for comment.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said questions would be collected from Russians in advance to allow the maximum number of people to lodge their appeals, in line with previous years.NBC News, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Prophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophet. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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