prophesy
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augur, call, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, read, vaticinate
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The same change was prophesied by Thomas Edison, at the dawn of the movie age. — Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, "Reader, I Googled It," 26 Aug. 2019 Moiriane arrives in the small town of Two Rivers and embarks on a dangerous journey with five young women and men, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or (uh-oh) destroy humanity. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Everything to Know About Amazon's Upcoming Fantasy Series, The Wheel of Time," 14 Aug. 2019 From the heights of the hills, just as the security officer had prophesied, Futhu watched his world turn to ashes. — New York Times, "The Schoolteacher and the Genocide," 8 Aug. 2019 The orchestra’s imminent death was widely prophesied. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "Why is it so hard to keep an orchestra afloat? The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is not alone in its woes.," 2 Aug. 2019 If Mr Trudeau loses, the world will no longer be looking to him, as Mr Biden prophesied back in 2016. — The Economist, "Looking aheadThe election in October will be a test of Canada’s liberal values," 25 July 2019 Not since Edmond Halley prophesied the appearance of his namesake comet had a scientific prediction come true so spectacularly. — Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, "How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Made Einstein the World's Most Famous Scientist," 24 May 2019 One of them is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, a being who will either save or destroy humanity. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Rosamund Pike to star as Moiraine in Amazon's The Wheel of Time series," 19 June 2019 Azor Ahai is an ancient legendary hero in the religion of R'hllor—or the Lord of the Light—who is prophesied to be reincarnated. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Is Arya Stark Actually Azor Ahai, the Prince That Was Promised, on Game of Thrones?," 29 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prophesy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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