prophesy

In 1844, the Rev. Bush wrote "The Valley of the Vision, or The Dry Bones Revived," interpreting the biblical Book of Ezekiel to prophesy the return of the Jews to Palestine.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

Only Chani manages to escape the trap of prophesy and bloodlines, of arranged marriage, designer babies and the dream of world domination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

One of their three unreleased songs Love In The City could almost be a prophesy of what befell them.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2022

That should give central bankers confidence that high prices are not becoming so embedded in the American psyche that they become a self-fulfilling prophesy as people ask for higher pay and change their spending patterns.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022

“Perhaps someday your cricket will play as well. I prophesy great things for a creature of such ability, Mario.”

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

An apparent similarity between two unrelated events, a parchment-paper test, makes us partial to seemingly endless, overconfident prophesies of disaster.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025

But he was quickly disabused of any hope that his prophesies of financial doom would sway opponents.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

But the sun no longer shines on their quaint German town, and Ellen prophesies that something is wrong.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

Tech industry hype and doomsday prophesies around A.I.-enhanced chatbots like ChatGPT sent many schools scrambling this year to block or limit the use of the tools in classrooms.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

Tom and Eb were sullen and resentful for days that their prophesies of an easy victory should so early have taken on a hollow ring.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

When she was little, a neighbor heard her singing along to the radio and prophesied to Carol’s mother: “Someday she’ll be famous.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

This, he prophesied, would lead to an unbreakable coalition that could fundamentally reshape the nation’s politics for the next half-century.

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2024

Dubois, 27, becomes a top dog in the glamour division, but 'Dynamite' is not a flash in the pan and has long been prophesied for heavyweight stardom.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024

Paul is expected to eventually become the Lisan al-Gisab, which translates to "The Voice from the Outer World," a powerful messiah prophesied to be the savior of all worlds and liberate Arrakis.

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024

“It’s prophesied to answer to the Manowari next! The real one!”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Linn Nhyo Taryar's past has been anything but safe and secure, thanks to his prophesying profession.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

It is often called ritual theatre for its electrifying drama, featuring daring acts like fire-walking, diving into burning embers, chanting occult verses, and prophesying.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

Near the turn of the century, the messianic Ghost Dance spread rapidly among the tribes of the West, prophesying the return of the dead and the end of settler dominion.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2021

It wasn’t long after the pandemic took hold that some folks were prophesying the end of American cities.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021

The other prophets joined in, praying, cursing, prophesying together with a kind of weird music.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer