predicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of predict
as in reads
to tell of or describe beforehand I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now

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Recent Examples of predicts The methodology predicts how soil conditions interact with structural foundations during an earthquake. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 The lonely runner conjecture predicts that, at some point, a runner will be maximally distant from all the other runners—the saddest, loneliest phase of the race. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026 Andersen predicts security concerns will ultimately keep China’s turbine giants from conquering the continent. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 However, the forecast predicts that AI investment will begin to produce job gains next year and in 2028, even as the cuts have depressed California’s jobs picture. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Proximity to the problem predicts giving better than capacity does. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 However, the offer was consistent with the calculator on the brand's site — which predicts an offer based on the karat and weight of the piece in grams — so there were no surprises. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 But now, the CEO is going to have to prove his turnaround can press on even with an outlook for the current fiscal year that predicts outright sales declines or, at the very least, a much slower growth rate. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Adams predicts the slump will last only a short time as athletes dedicate themselves to completing the game’s story mode. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicts
  1. reads
  2. anticipates
  3. warns
  4. foretells
  5. announces
  6. presages
  7. forecasts
Verb
  • The list of Panthers (1-2) injuries reads like a CVS receipt this week.
    — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Like who -- who reads these and comes in and doesn't step forward?
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of reads
Verb
  • The plan anticipates state support, while private investment is expected to total about $2 billion.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But Lamont anticipates Connecticut will need much of that funding next year to assist families losing federal tax credits that help pay for health insurance and to mitigate new federal cutbacks in Medicaid coverage.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of anticipates
Verb
  • Geoff warns Ilya to moderate his projections, emphasizing the need for safeguards, but the idealistic Russian is swept up in the vast potential of AI — to solve the climate crisis, cure cancer, even save humanity from itself.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The manufacturer warns they should not be used on high-risk populations such as kids, pregnant women or disabled people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of warns
Verb
  • At Saul's request, the witch summons what appears to be the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel, who foretells Saul's death in battle — raising the question of theodicy, or why an all-powerful God would allow an apparently diabolical act to occur.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Annabeth has grown to care for Percy, but like Thalia, his fate is possibly tied to a prophecy that foretells of him destroying or saving Olympus.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of foretells
Verb
  • Continue reading … DECISION DAY — Judge announces order on Lindsay Clancy's motion for not guilty finding, weeks after mistrial.
    — , FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the episode, Luke texts Joy words of encouragement and romantically announces that a plate of vegetables at a restaurant reminded him of her.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of announces
Verb
  • Charlie Kirk's family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist's assassination at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The backlash to the Barbara decision presages another legal and cultural battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment and its role in the debate over who is recognized as an American citizen, observers say.
    — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Definition of presages
Verb
  • In truth, the German economy has shown signs of recovery since the start of this year, leading economic research institutes to revise their full year growth forecasts upward.
    — , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Polo maintains a robust inner eye wall according to recent radar scans from the Hurricane Hunters, and the National Hurricane Center forecasts winds nearing 180 mph Tuesday night.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecasts

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