Thesaurus results for PROPHECIES

prophecies

noun

variants also prophesies

plural of prophecy

as in predictions

a declaration that something will happen in the future the report on climate change included alarming prophecies of rising sea levels and increased storm activity

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Recent Examples of prophecies Once McBride is out of sight, Gillis kidnaps the oracle in hopes of taking advantage of his weather prophecies. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 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, 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, 6 Oct. 2026 If only professional old salt Wyck (Stephen Root) would quit with the doomsday prophecies about the fog being a sign of the island waking from malevolent slumber. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Considered the most important ancient site after the Acropolis, Delphi in central Greece was home to the Oracle of Delphi who delivered prophecies to the people from Apollo himself. — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 In my experience, those negative self-beliefs often become self-fulfilling prophecies unless they’re challenged head-on. — CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 While not always negative, transference can replace curiosity with assumptions, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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Still, the evidence for an imminent conflict is much weaker than the predictions suggest.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
However, the current library remains too small for reliable predictions.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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Alternatively, depression may involve placing too much confidence in outdated forecasts.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
As public backlash to data centers mounts, investors are trying to discern whether moratoriums or other hurdles could hamper forecasts for size and completion of data center projects.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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