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as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
in the 1960s Timothy Leary gained fame as the gonzo prophet of the psychedelic movement
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Recent Examples of prophet
Kibbe himself, now in his seventies, remains both the system’s prophet and its greatest mystery.
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Rachel Hills, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Lynch plays Cole as a secular prophet, a grand and monumental presence dispensing wisdom and judgment with a self-deprecating yet oracular intensity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Jethro—the biblical prophet Moses' father-in-law—is the most important prophet in the Druze religion and the ancestor of all Druze.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Millenarian prophets associated it with empire, persecution, and decadence, often fomenting social unrest and rebellion.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Hills, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Lynch plays Cole as a secular prophet, a grand and monumental presence dispensing wisdom and judgment with a self-deprecating yet oracular intensity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Jethro—the biblical prophet Moses' father-in-law—is the most important prophet in the Druze religion and the ancestor of all Druze.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Millenarian prophets associated it with empire, persecution, and decadence, often fomenting social unrest and rebellion.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophet
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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At the time, José Menendez was an executive at Hertz and Simpson was a spokesperson for the car rental company.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The agreement will last for three years, according to a spokesperson for Southwestern Health Resources.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2025
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No cause of the blast has yet to be determined, said Keith Holloway, NTSB spokesman, but a government felt a full investigation was warranted.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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At the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, regarded as the country’s most prominent pro-Israel advocacy group, spokesman Marhsall Wittman cited a Gray vote earlier this year where the congressman sided with pro-Israel interests.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Prophet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophet. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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