prophetic

adjective

prə-ˈfe-tik How to pronounce prophetic (audio)
variants also prophetical
Definition of propheticnext
as in predictive
being a sign of a later course of events in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in

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Recent Examples of prophetic On Thursday night, that message proved prophetic, as the dynamic duo steered the Fever to an 114-106 overtime victory over the Chicago Sky. — James Boyd, New York Times, 12 June 2026 With England’s subsequent very real campaign at South Korea/Japan ’02 drawing several parallels, the film proved to be strangely prophetic. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The conservative talk-show host Tucker Carlson, who counted Kirk as a spiritual adviser, struck a prophetic note, comparing Kirk’s death to the Crucifixion. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 As the rest of Rush’s Fifty Something Tour kickoff Sunday at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum demonstrated, that particular Neil Peart lyric — along with many others — was prophetic. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prophetic
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predictive
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  • As a result, developing predictive models for 2D perovskites remained difficult, forcing researchers to rely heavily on experimental trial and error.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • That data is unprompted and far more predictive than any survey.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of predictive

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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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