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prognosticating

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  • verb Present participle of prognosticate.

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Examples

  • “Ihtilájnámeh” = Book of palpitations, prognosticating from the subsultus tendinum and other involuntary movements of the body from head to foot; according to Ja’afar the Just, Daniel the Prophet, Alexander the Great; the Sages of Persia and the Wise

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Octopus but since he really can't read people's minds (like a psychic), most reputable news outlets switched to the somewhat more accurate 'prognosticating' octopus.

    Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog 2010

  • "I guess Bill Kristol will just have to stick to prognosticating," Republican fundraiser Mel Sembler told Ward.

    HUFFPOST HILL - White House Budget Meeting Tomorrow Eliot Nelson 2011

  • At this point, the best prognosticating that I can say is that these early voting numbers are neither as good for Democrats as they were in 2008 nor are they as doom and gloom as Gallup and Rasmussen polling suggests.

    Does Early Voting Show Republican Enthusiasm? Michael P. McDonald 2010

  • I'm highly critical of mainstream modern urban planning, and they surely often take growth figures as gospel, but they generally ain't the ones doing the prognosticating.

    Ain't nobody home (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • "I guess Bill Kristol will just have to stick to prognosticating," Republican fundraiser Mel Sembler told Ward.

    HUFFPOST HILL - White House Budget Meeting Tomorrow Eliot Nelson 2011

  • Now that we've all had a few days to breathe since Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, it's time to start prognosticating again.

    The Oscars 2011: Predicting the supporting actor and actress nominees Jen Chaney 2011

  • At this point, the best prognosticating that I can say is that these early voting numbers are neither as good for Democrats as they were in 2008 nor are they as doom and gloom as Gallup and Rasmussen polling suggests.

    Michael P. McDonald: Does Early Voting Show Republican Enthusiasm? Michael P. McDonald 2010

  • Happily, I was horrible at prognosticating this weekend's games (I was 1-3).

    Sweet, Sweet Sunday! grrm 2010

  • I had no fear, therefore, that any circumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her; and, in this assurance, I calmed myself, expecting the trial with eagerness, but without prognosticating an evil result.

    Chapter 6 2010

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