prophetic
Example Sentences
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Pynchon is so prophetic, he looked at California in 1966 and already saw a silicon chip.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
NAR evangelist Sean Feucht posted to Facebook: “President Trump posts the exact prophetic word about him from Kim Clement in Redding, California in 2007.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
It certainly seems like the Cannes jury made some prophetic choices: the crop of films that premiered at the festival earned a total of 19 Oscar nominations.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Harry Redknapp's public defence of a young Frank Lampard in his early days at West Ham is as famous as it was prophetic.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
It was, therefore, an eerily prophetic song, especially the stanza that went:
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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