prediction

noun

pri-ˈdik-shən How to pronounce prediction (audio)
Definition of predictionnext
as in predicting
a declaration that something will happen in the future we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true

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Recent Examples of prediction This week’s winds will not be as strong, according to NWS predictions. — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The data and the lab underpin the AI models being built to deliver the predictions the market is seeking, as well as to speed up R&D and develop next-gen breakthrough chemistries. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 For now, the prediction is that a PSPS could last for up to two days. — John Ramos, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 User sanctions imposed by the prediction market operator could include financial penalties. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prediction
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  1. predicting
  2. forecast
  3. forecasting
  4. prophecy
Noun
  • With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • 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
  • The Congressional Budget Office still publishes an annual long-term budget forecast, and reports by the Congressional Research Service and Government Accountability Office often offer long-range perspectives.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecast
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  • In Cannes, MarediModa will present David Shah’s Spring/Summer 2028 trend-forecasting program for beachwear, bodywear and athleisure, each with five distinct fashion attitudes inspired by music and cultural subcultures.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Treasury Department pushed back against Georgieva’s warning by questioning the IMF’s forecasting record in a statement to Fortune.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • All of this can make inflation a self-fulfilling prophecy, rendering the monetary policy tools at the Fed's disposal less effective in slowing price growth.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of prophecy

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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prediction. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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