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noun

plural of forecast

as in predictions

a declaration that something will happen in the future want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow

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verb

present tense third-person singular of forecast

as in predicts

to tell of or describe beforehand the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days

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For federal elections, the Federal Election Commission is the government agency, but for race handicapping and battleground forecasts, election tracking resources and news organizations provide race-by-race projections. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 On the earnings call, though, management offered better-than-expected net interest income forecasts for the fourth quarter and 2027. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Such revisions and forecasts may now be due for another downgrade. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 Sea levels are already significantly above the official tide forecasts, which are generated years in advance and don’t account for an El Niño. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Remnants of Hurricane Rachel could bring rain to the region by the start of next week, early forecasts indicate. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 For those on the Gulf Coast, Tate recommends staying up to date on hurricane forecasts, getting prepared with food and supplies in the case of a power outage and following any local evacuation orders. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Although earlier forecasts suggested a slight chance of rain Thursday night, the weather service now says rain is unlikely, even in far northern Missouri. — Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 So don't set your alarm quite yet — CME arrival forecasts can shift by several hours as the eruption approaches. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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Doshi forecasts gold prices to rise to $4,750 to $5,500 per troy ounce by the end of the first quarter in 2027, buoyed by robust demand. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 The hurricane center forecasts 3 to 6 inches of rain and as much as 10 inches in some places on the central Gulf Coast from southeastern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. — Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 For Christmas, Google forecasts that the lowest prices will show up 56 days prior to departure, with the low price range being 33 to 67 days before. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 Polo maintains a robust inner eye wall according to recent radar scans from the Hurricane Hunters, and the National Hurricane Center forecasts winds nearing 180 mph Tuesday night. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 But the annual exorbitant expense is set to spike even higher next year as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration forecasts a $401 million price tag for such deals and verdicts in 2027. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 AccuWeather forecasts that daytime highs in those regions will hit as much as 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit above historical averages through the opening days of September. — James Powel, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The National Weather Service forecasts sunny conditions Thursday and Friday, with highs in the low 80s. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2026 Here’s a closer look at the board as well as how my model forecasts every AFC West team’s season — including why the projections mirror the expectations of books. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The most promising designs are then tested, and the results are fed back into the system for future predictions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
That said, Ishbia isn't shying away from making concrete predictions about this season for the Suns.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of predictions

Verb

With The Keepers, Black Tomato co-founder Tom Marchant predicts that in a world where nearly anything can be looked up or generated in seconds, human knowledge and connection are the ultimate luxuries.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Next, Meta will string the Muses together to create a team of helpful agents, Nguyen predicts.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of predicts

Noun

The medium, a succession of Delphic priestesses, was a woman who offered prophecies (sometimes in highly ambiguous verse) which were ostensibly based on counsel that came directly from Apollo.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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