prognosis
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Synonyms for prognosis
Synonyms
auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, presaging, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination
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One deputy has non-life-threatening injuries, and a second has serious injuries but his prognosis is encouraging, the sheriff’s office said. — oregonlive.com, "2 deputies shot in Washington County," 8 Aug. 2019 The Arlington Republican announced his cancer diagnosis in a Facebook post Friday, saying his treatments were working and his prognosis was positive. — Paul Cobler, Dallas News, "Texas Rep. Ron Wright still running for reelection despite lung cancer diagnosis," 29 July 2019 After surgery, officials said his prognosis was good. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al.com, "Birmingham police officer fires weapon in Southtown gun battle," 18 July 2019 Yordan Álvarez remained out of the Astros starting lineup with a sore left knee on Saturday, but manager A.J. Hinch sounded optimistic about the rookie slugger's prognosis. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros confident Yordan Álvarez will return soon," 29 June 2019 Advertising Under New Jersey’s law, only patients who are irreversibly terminally ill and have a prognosis of six months or less to live could acquire medication to end their lives. — Mike Catalini, The Seattle Times, "New Jersey law allows terminally ill to get life-ending meds," 13 Apr. 2019 The child was discharged from the hospital days after suffering the burns, but police said the long-term prognosis of his injuries is not yet known. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, "Father of 3-year-old UK boy charged in apparent acid attack, due in court with 5 other suspects," 28 Aug. 2018 More than 30 million Americans have kidney disease -- nearly the population of California -- and the prognosis is dicey for the 100,000 who begin dialysis each year. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Drugstore chain CVS developing home kidney dialysis device," 17 July 2019 David Pogue reports on the prognosis for manned exploration of the Red Planet. — CBS News, "This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 23)," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prognosis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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