prognostication

[prog-nos-ti-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of prognosticating.

2. a forecast or prediction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prognostication¹

1350–1400; Middle English pronosticacion < Medieval Latin prognōsticātiōn- (stem of prognōsticātiō ). See prognosticate, -ion

Example Sentences

“Obviously, the season went the way it went,” veteran third baseman Max Muncy said of a 93-win campaign that, despite including another NL West title, qualified as a disappointment compared to their preseason prognostications.

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In Arya’s view, practical needs such as power, data-center space and water will be more of a limiting factor to the AI infrastructure build-out “than the desires/prognostications of disruptive AI companies.”

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In the face of constant negative prognostications and outright attacks by pundits and politicos of all stripes, how is it that California, like Sisyphus, keeps pushing such a giant boulder up an ever-growing mountain?

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We’re not quite there on the colonization front, but Smith’s prognostication on viewing habits is right on track.

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Their prognostications on the fate of white farmers got nearly as much screen time as South Africa's democratically-elected president, who largely restricted himself to quiet, short interventions.

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