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forecasters

noun

plural of forecaster

as in diviners

one who predicts future events or developments a financial forecaster who is widely followed by investors

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Recent Examples of forecasters Tropical systems coming ashore from the Pacific were the cause, forecasters said. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 The storm passed in less than an hour, but forecasters warn of possible coastal flooding and record-breaking tides from Sunday through Thursday. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Leading national election forecasters have classified the Kansas Senate contest as a toss-up. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Josephine should dissipate by Sunday evening when forecasters expect it to be absorbed by a new area of low pressure currently developing to its northeast, according to the hurricane center. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Hurricane Trudy moved toward southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters said. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected along the Outer Banks and the immediate coast, forecasters said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 The Santa Ana winds and hot temperatures have exacerbated fire danger in Southern California and forecasters say gusts will likely strengthen. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Federal forecasters warned that the former hurricane and its warm, humid gusts could create unstable air and general storm cells that would become vortexes. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

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Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of diviners

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Oracles, prophets and practices of divination offered guidance from inscrutable or enigmatic sources when ordinary human judgment reached its limits.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophets

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The shock reelection in Brazil of leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which polls — and Wall Street prognosticators — had pegged as unlikely, has left markets in disarray.

— Marta Biino, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The jury is still out on that, though awards prognosticators have written many, many, many words on the subject.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2026

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