prophetic
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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
In the Black Christian prophetic tradition, he told me, witnessing is about action, not words.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
At a memorial service for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, his son Jesse Jr. praised his “consistent prophetic voice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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
Her body had come back, her boat had been found with its queer prophetic name, Je Reviens, but l was free of her forever.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing prophetic
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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