prophetic
adjective
pro·phet·ic
prə-ˈfe-tik 
variants
or less commonly prophetical
2
: foretelling events : predictive
Examples of prophetic in a Sentence
the prophetic books of the Old Testament
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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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
Trading Sims for Wright initially seemed puzzling — but quickly proved prophetic.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
In late October, ProPublica published one of its most prophetic stories in our history.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prophetic
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophetic. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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prophetic
adjective
pro·phet·ic
prə-ˈfet-ik
variants
or prophetical
: of or relating to a prophet or prophecy
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