Thesaurus results for PREDICTIONS

predictions

noun

plural of prediction

as in forecasts

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 predictions First, ignore my colleague’s predictions, which all have Argentina netting three or four goals to Cape Verde’s zero. — Alex Connor, USA Today, 3 July 2026 In a bilingual classroom next door to Waits’ class, students made predictions in Spanish on which objects would float or sink — flotar or hundirse — in a bucket of water. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 As always, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi answer our most pressing questions and make predictions about the upcoming race. — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 4 July 2026 In 2026, those predictions spanned everything from global economic realignment to breakthroughs in healthcare. — Marjorie Parker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See IndieWire’s full list of 2026 Emmy predictions, complete with frontrunners, contenders, and long shots on our website. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 But any correspondence between string theory and experiment is gratifying to Vafa, who has spent the past four decades trying to wrest the theory from the purely conceptual realm to the point of generating testable predictions. — Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026 Once this modification was included, the theoretical predictions closely matched the experimental data, providing a practical framework for estimating exciton binding energy from the dielectric environment. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 But once sinking below an optimal altitude of about 185 miles (300 kilometers) above Earth, Swift is likely to reenter our planet’s atmosphere this fall, according to NASA’s predictions. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

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The Environmental Protection Agency encourages checking local weather forecasts and heat advisories before spending time outdoors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Twice a day, Hoeflich's office publishes rip current forecasts, which help inform local beaches.

— Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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