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noun

as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future the ludicrous foretellings of self-styled psychics at the end of each year

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adjective

as in predicting

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foretelling

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verb

present participle of foretell
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events

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Recent Examples of foretelling
Noun
In the wake of Friday’s abysmal jobs report , investors are scrambling to understand whether the loss of 92,000 jobs in February was a blip or a foretelling of more payroll cuts to come as t he adoption of AI by corporations increases . — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
But the drama here feels too diagrammatic, foretelling a tragic fate from the first scene onward as everyone parties down like their lives depend on it. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 Those are the conclusions of two recent reports about spiraling utility bills, one looking at the past, the other foretelling the future. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 Apparently, the little man was an oracle, foretelling deaths with certainty. — Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026 The opening night in Brazil provided the ominous but apparently foretelling moment, when one star player left his passing lane on a game-deciding third down. — Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025 The stories foretelling McGonigle’s talents are numerous. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 The track, written and produced by Danny Elfman, premiered in the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas (foretelling the blend of Halloween and Christmas decorations on the latest chart). — Gary Trust, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025 Million-Follower Detective (February 12) This eight-episode Taiwanese crime thriller follows a mysterious woman who rises to fame and becomes a powerful influencer after accurately foretelling the murders of several social-media influencers. — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 The Guardian similarly noted more than a dozen $100,000 bets on prediction markets foretelling the February air strikes on Iran, while The New York Times last month reported 150 bets of $1,000 or more predicting the start of the war. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretelling
  1. prediction
  2. predicting
  3. forecasting
  4. forecast
  5. prophecy
Noun
  • Sportsbook odds can also reflect risk management and bettor demand, while prediction markets can be influenced by liquidity and trader composition.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • World Cup enthusiasm has given a jolt to prediction market platform Rothera, a joint venture between Susquehanna International Group and Robinhood.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • But predicting how things will change decades from now is a more daunting task than embracing a gauzy promise.
    — Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 3 July 2026
  • That’s why Jim had been stepping up his calls for Meta to start a cloud business , predicting the struggling stock would soar in response.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • For the most recent earnings season, these forecasting fruit flies buzzed around modeling 12% earnings growth for the quarter.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • This is because temperature measurements used in weather forecasting are taken in the shade and are not exposed to direct sunlight.
    — Brian Bossak, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • When temperatures soar and rain is absent from the forecast, your fruit trees may suffer from excessive water loss, sunburn on the leaves, and stunted growth, all of which can disrupt the likelihood of future harvests.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
  • The forecast is for sweltering temperatures and a possibility of rain.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of forecast
Noun
  • At a certain level of writing, you may be visited by prophecy, as happened there.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Robert Shiller, a Nobel economist, worries that that panic could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Definition of prophecy

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