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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-telling
Noun
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The team found evidence of four different plants that are associated with ancient Maya medicine and divination rituals.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Dec. 2024 -
Following her magnificent turn as a Sicilian divination witch in Agatha All Along, Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen for another flashy role.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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It’s told in flashback to Simba and Nala’s daughter, Kiara, by the soothsaying mandrill Rafiki, with the meerkat Timon and the warthog Pumbaa goofing on the sidelines.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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Does Nashawaty, in his soothsaying capacity, even have the right decade?—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2024
Adjective
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Then, to my astonishment, two slender blue-white streaks appeared, faintly at first, then slightly brighter, like a pair of angel wings peeking through some wondrous celestial realm.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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With a sweep of his foot, Rice changed the trajectory of a knife-edge game in wondrous style.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Fortune-telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-telling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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