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noun

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Recent Examples of prevision
Noun
Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevision
Verb
  • Every organization anticipates retirements and resignations.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • No one should have anticipated what Williams had done.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Contract predictions have ranged all the way to $600 million for the 26-year-old.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Mango invested 219 million euros in its expansion efforts last year, out of the 600 million euros foreseen through 2026.
    David Moin, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In its latest survey of the war, the Institute for the Study of War foresees no immediate threat of a Ukrainian collapse on the front lines but emphasizes that no adequate substitutes exist in either quality or quantity for much of America's aid.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout most of human history, many cultures have thought such phenomena were ill omens caused by supernatural beings.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In some cultures, they were feared as omens of bad luck or even linked to witchcraft.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Under that paradigm, Evo acquires an uncanny knack for divining what sequences are compatible with life and for spinning out useful variations of nature’s molecules.
    Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Calendrical divination Calendars have long been used to divine the future and establish the best times to perform certain activities.
    Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Weinstein’s thuggish joke was just one portent of the edgy, borderline sinister air that permeated the party from the very beginning.
    Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The natural threat of the caterpillars has shown up in cultural expressions as a symbolic portent of human mortality, Battisti points out.
    Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The dinner was a harbinger of an announcement that led many to self-identify as a military wife: BTS is now on a three-year hiatus to complete mandatory service.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Especially after a long, cold winter, these fruits and vegetables are a refreshing sight—and are harbingers of the bounty to come for the next several months.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This balanced understanding of inflation drivers helps businesses develop more effective pricing strategies and financial forecasts.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • However, the stock is under pressure in extended trading after the fast-growing cybersecurity company’s fiscal 2026 full-year outlook was slightly below the consensus forecast.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Prevision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevision. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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