VATICINATING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

vaticinating

verb

present participle of vaticinate

as in predicting

to tell of or describe beforehand if he could really vaticinate the course of the stock market, he'd be rich enough to own Manhattan

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Processor defenses leave a tiny opening Modern processors improve performance by predicting which path a program is likely to follow and beginning the work before the correct path is confirmed.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
But predicting what will be Roman's greatest accomplishments over the course of its five-year-mission is a tricky business.

— Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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At the same time, Dempsey, one of Lee's business partners, was reading about the neighborhood, too.

— April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Gray is central to the investment calls Blackstone makes, and spends his weekends reading memos on potential deals in preparation for his weekly investment committee meetings.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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