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also prophetical
as in predictive
being a sign of a later course of events
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
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Yet others seem prophetic, like the early warnings about smoking.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, the recipe for financial success is no secret and doesn’t require prophetic abilities.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Starring Keanu Reeves, a pre-Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., and an always-game Woody Harrelson, A Scanner Darkly is a fun film that manages to be at turns tense, goofy, and prophetic.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
But as Paul starts to meet the prophetic expectations of his most fervent followers, there are signs of a holy war that could have terrible consequences.
—Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, the recipe for financial success is no secret and doesn’t require prophetic abilities.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Starring Keanu Reeves, a pre-Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., and an always-game Woody Harrelson, A Scanner Darkly is a fun film that manages to be at turns tense, goofy, and prophetic.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
But as Paul starts to meet the prophetic expectations of his most fervent followers, there are signs of a holy war that could have terrible consequences.
—Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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