prognostication
AmericanEtymology
Origin of prognostication
1350–1400; Middle English pronosticacion < Medieval Latin prognōsticātiōn- (stem of prognōsticātiō ). See prognosticate, -ion
Example Sentences
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We chose a six-month expiration to provide time for the end-of-year prognostication to be overshadowed by the realities of 2026—whatever that might be.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
We’re not quite there on the colonization front, but Smith’s prognostication on viewing habits is right on track.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
But I shouldn’t have to do all this prognostication.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
Mr. Santos, New York Republican, shared his prognostication during a meandering three-hour discussion on X Spaces with Monica Matthews.
From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2023
Royal Brougham, despite his earlier gloomy assessment, had already announced his personal prognostication: Washington to win, Cornell in second, California third.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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