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Recent Examples of oracular
Mambo’s ability to fill a potentially minor moment with zest speaks to the richness of his performance as Sterling, who is now funny, now oracular, now a case study in unpredictable action.
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
His pronouncements seem oracular, his verdicts correct.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
There are, of course, more familiar names that sometimes arise from the oracular mists of the Swedish Academy, particularly over the past few decades, when, though tainted by scandal, the Nobel Committee became, off and on, more, uh, hip—both Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro come to mind.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2022
These computer models don’t make oracular forecasts.
—Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
His pronouncements seem oracular, his verdicts correct.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
There are, of course, more familiar names that sometimes arise from the oracular mists of the Swedish Academy, particularly over the past few decades, when, though tainted by scandal, the Nobel Committee became, off and on, more, uh, hip—both Bob Dylan and Kazuo Ishiguro come to mind.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2022
These computer models don’t make oracular forecasts.
—Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracular
Adjective
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Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Lithgow’s character humiliates Rush’s character by forcing him to perform a humiliating act on the dementia doll, reveling in the deeply sinister debauchery.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over time, the 1995 Miramax post-Oscar party would prove eerily prophetic, demonstrating the gritty underside lurking just beneath Hollywood’s glossy surface.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sure, Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Wendy gets to save the day with some hooey about prophetic photographs, but her journey is mostly there to pad out the set pieces, which involve a roller coaster, a weight machine, and, most brilliantly, a pair of tanning beds.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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This game would have been twice as portentous if Davis had been healthy, but the 10-time All-Star who teamed up with James to lead the Lakers to the 2020 championship is out at least two more weeks with a groin injury sustained in his Mavs debut.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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After the game, Dončić warmly greeted his former teammates but also took a few portentous looks at the Mavericks bench during the night.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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In The Last of Us, Ramsey plays Ellie, the young survivor of an apocalyptic plague that has decimated humanity.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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The play looks at a more innocent time in our level of apocalyptic fears and compares it to our current state of high alert.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of Musk fans targeted Costa with menacing direct messages, social media posts and emails.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Fintechs that prioritize effortless, predictive and secure user experiences have the potential to lead the industry.—
Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Mature digital twins typically have multiple functions to them, and Amazon’s are primarily used for predictive and prescriptive recommendations focused on remedying issues preemptively.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
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But Donald Trump’s tariff attacks on Canada—and, even more, his insistence that the country should be incorporated as the fifty-first state—may halt this slow drift into the United States’ baleful orbit, at least for now.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Women are thought of as contaminants in the heya and arm candy outside it; the sponsors exert a baleful commercial pressure on the fighters.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Oracular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oracular. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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