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noun

as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future because there are always unforeseen breakthroughs in every field, in the past most prognosticatings have fallen short

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adjective

as in predicting

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prognosticating

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verb

present participle of prognosticate
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like

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Recent Examples of prognosticating
Verb
The new rule of thumb when prognosticating about the NBA trade deadline is to never say never — Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now — but the Nuggets are just too good to mess around with their playoff rotation over a tax bill. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026 Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop. — Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosticating
  1. prediction
  2. predicting
  3. forecasting
  4. forecast
  5. prophecy
Noun
  • Rainfall predictions for this weekend for the southeast and windward sides of the Big Island were 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters), with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) in isolated areas, Oswant said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ossoff has climbed sharply in prediction markets since the spring, with his chances of capturing the Democratic nomination roughly tripling and moving him into the same conversation as Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • Coming off a season in which the Group of 5 sent two teams to the College Football Playoff, predicting what will happen in 2026 is more difficult than ever.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts who spoke to ABC News acknowledged the difficulty in predicting when the most severe effects of the ballooning debt may materialize but warned that regardless of the answer, the current trajectory is unsustainable.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • The future of payments will increasingly involve continuous processing with maximum visibility and forecasting potential.
    — Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Organizations invest heavily in analytics environments that generate attractive visualizations and forecasting outputs, but those insights never become embedded into day-to-day operations.
    — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • At the same time, market forecasts expect adjusted EPS growth for the following fiscal quarter ending in August to moderate to 725%.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nobody should mistake this for a forecast, and the voters themselves would be the first to tell you as well (except for one, anyway).
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of forecast
Noun
  • This mindset may even be beneficial; having negative ideas about aging is linked to worse health outcomes, almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As well as this, there had already been the prophecy about his martyrdom being something cruel and slow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prophecy

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“Prognosticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognosticating. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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