as in diviners
one who predicts future events or developments a soothsayer predicted that I would meet the man of my dreams online, assuming of course that I became a subscriber to the Web site's dating service
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Recent Examples of soothsayers If nothing else, Kidman should rally the rest of her Big Little Lies castmates as a roving band of blonde soothsayers and harbingers of eternal sleep. —
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds. —Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds. —Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothsayers
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Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history.— Bruce Stockler, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.— Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
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After Thursday’s storms sent tornado sirens wailing across the metro, forecasters expect a quiet Friday before a potentially more dangerous round of severe weather Sunday into Monday.— Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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That said, forecasters are still modelling their paths and a glancing blow remains possible.— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Soothsayers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/soothsayers. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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