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noun

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verb

present participle of prophesy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesying
Verb
  • The 49ers being the sixth favorite to win the Super Bowl next year seems insane and more based on past success rather than predicting future success.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Mapping features is not the same as fully predicting behavior.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • McKinley’s belief in the home market’s reliability thus became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Analysts say that a gloomier economic outlook can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as businesses and consumers prepare for potential turbulence ahead.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.
    Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Picks, previews, predictions and needs Every pick, mock draft and more from The Athletic as the 2025 NFL Draft approaches.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Astrology addicts, meanwhile, will get their horoscopes with a pop culture twist, with weekly cosmic predictions, celeb-sign matchups and zodiac memes.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In a new book, Elaine Pagels searches for the narrative origins of Jesus’s most wondrous acts.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Theirs sits on the ground, just bare bulbs screwed into the ends of copper piping strung with wires, powering through a wondrous cycle of dimming and illumination, conjuring electricity’s arrival to the Marble Palace long ago.
    Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Prophesying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesying. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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