as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the myopic prewar vaticinations that the conflict would be brief and relatively painless
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Noun
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Consequently, there is still time to prevent my bleak prediction for 2025 from being realized.—
Harvey Whitehouse,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025 -
See more of our Oscar nominations predictions here.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Parts of Utah are experiencing colder-than-average temperatures this week, with the average temperature forecast at 19.64 degrees F—4.61 degrees below the five-year historical average for the week of January 13-19.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The mercury won't get above 0 degrees from Saturday night until Tuesday afternoon, according to the hourly forecast.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The clergy could expect the fulfillment of prophecy, and the poor and the oppressed could look forward to absolution and better living quarters.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of prophecy and oracles, music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease and more.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Vaticination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticination. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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