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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as in predicting
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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 Synonyms for foretelling
Noun
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But by March 2025, that number had climbed to 16.49 million, surpassing earlier predictions by 3.69%.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Contract predictions have ranged all the way to $600 million for the 26-year-old.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This simulation helps in predicting potential impacts and unforeseen outcomes that may arise from format adjustments.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile Chinese oil companies are predicting peak oil demand as widespread electric vehicle usage in the nation is replacing gasoline guzzlers.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The next budget forecast for the district will take place March 18.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Anderson forecast also cited tariffs’ more indirect consequences.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hallucinations taken as prophecy, destabilized on a middling journey to outpace, to open-chase, to claim supremacy, to reign indefinitely, haste and paste control altering deletion, unstable desire remains undefeated.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The groundhog made his prediction on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and delivered his meteorological prophecy in Groundhogese.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Foretelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretelling. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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