Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

forecast

[fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr- /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

By next year, the effect is forecast to moderate, Riedels and Mericle suggest, because memory and computer prices should be growing at a significantly slower pace.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Netflix co-CEOs says the company is on track to deliver its full-year forecast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The core reading, which strips volatile food and energy prices, also was higher than forecast, at 2.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Fannie’s new forecast largely mirrored a separate prediction published earlier this week by the Mortgage Bankers Association, an industry lobbying group.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The adults begin some chitchat about the weather forecast, and I let my eyes meet Peeta's.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Wall Street forecasts earnings per share of 28.89 new Taiwanese dollars, which would be an increase from 17.44 this time last year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

China is estimated to report third-quarter economic growth of 4.4%, according to forecasts by economists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

It may be cooler out today, but temperatures will warm back up to the high 80s by Thursday, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Most of the anticipated growth is from semiconductor and energy stocks, but, beneath the surface of those power players, earnings forecasts are more muted, Inui says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Love comes to mind, immediately, and it surprises him like a lightning bolt on a day with clear forecasts.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Hurricane Odalys, with 90 mph winds, is nearly 900 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California and is forecasted to turn away from land and weaken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

A heat hazard is an official designation for an event where it is forecasted that temperatures will be more than 31C at some point during the race on Sunday.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The NPS said on Monday that a second body had been recovered, while warning that "forecasted weather may affect the timing and pace" of further search operations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Management forecasted revenue of $650 million, missing Wall Street estimates of $807 million.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Because if I didn’t beat Elliot in this, he would go on to the next level of the Academy, and I’d be left behind, waiting for whatever awful future the letter forecasted to come true.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Saudi Arabia saw one of the sharpest falls in projected growth, with the IMF forecasting a contraction of 3.3 percent -- a cut in the forecast of 5.0 percentage points.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The data support weather forecasting by providing timely observations of environmental conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Eastern on Wednesday, with Wall Street analysts forecasting the month-on-month core print, which omits energy and food, to fall to 0.2% from 0.3% in August.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

However, long-range forecasting is fraught with uncertainty and while the season as a whole may be mild, some chilly interludes are also anticipated.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Now the experts hustled to explain their faulty forecasting.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




Vocabulary lists containing forecast


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com