Verb (used with object) : to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization. From Dictionary.com.
Teams are listed in predicted order of finish in their conference. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Just a guess: Sens, Sharks should rule their roosts] Reference
Similarly, Darwin predicted that Precambrian fossils would be found. From Wordnik.com. [Blast From the Past] Reference
June 14-17 at Southern Hills Country Club, in predicted order of finish. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Players to watch] Reference
He had reigned six years, -- nearly the full term predicted by the soothsayers. From Wordnik.com. [Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality] Reference
Darwin predicted that precursors to the trilobite would be found in pre-Silurian rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Blast From the Past] Reference
"I think it's going to be a political earthquake," Ms. Palin predicted of Tuesday's vote. From Wordnik.com. [Republicans, Democrats Trade Pre-Election Jabs] Reference
What nobody predicted is the second coming of Reagan and the dollar losing half its value in 8 years. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Staggeringly Off-the-Mark Forecasts of European Economic Preeminence] Reference
In the Commons, the Minister was reminded of the great effects he had predicted from the American acts. From Wordnik.com. [The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816] Reference
About the only thing not falling was the heavy rain predicted for early afternoon — but not for long. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes sets scoring round after two rounds of U.S. Open] Reference
It also would be the outcome many had predicted from the moment O'Neal promised to deliver an NBA title. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Matched powers set for anticipated showdown] Reference
The Altima and Maxima sedans; the Murano and Pathfinder SUVs all rated average or better in predicted reliability. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer Reports' 2010 Annual Car Reliability Survey: GM makes big strides, while Honda, Toyota dominate] Reference
Adding table games would require another statewide referendum, which Hooke predicted is unlikely to occur before 2014. From Wordnik.com. [Marylanders bullish on gambling as first slots casino opens] Reference
There also was another three-point victory for the New England Patriots, the margin predicted by studio analyst Howie Long. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Fox team goes with flow in Super showcase] Reference
Einstein predicted that if a gas is cooled to very low temperatures, all the atoms should gather in the lowest energy state. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 2001 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The country, he predicted, is "a long way from the recession/depression ending, so there is going to be a lot more spending.". From Wordnik.com. [Ron Paul stays on message] Reference
Darwin predicted that a few million years ago there existed not-quite human apes, and that they probably orginated in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Behe: ID rescues Common Descent] Reference
Workers have said they were skeptical at first, but after witnessing things Hulin predicted come true at the site, many are now believers. From Wordnik.com. [2009 February « Scavenging] Reference
Every single thing that MR so called predicted was invented or thought of decades before. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
These clusters are called predicted protein clusters, which contain 5,992,629 (34\%) ORFs. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Its pretty clear gameplay can’t be predicted from the code with this level of interaction. From Wordnik.com. [Guess My Game] Reference
Facial expression predicted divorce even when the smile or frown was on a ten-year-old's face. From Wordnik.com. [Integral Options Cafe] Reference
NABORS: We believe that the stimulus has had the impact that we had predicted, which is job creation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2009] Reference
So that £2bn predicted, which is a pittance in the larger scheme of things, might well not turn up at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
He told Lysander the writing on the sword predicted that the man who wielded the weapon would become a hero. From Wordnik.com. [Early fiction: Sinbad’s Adventures in Lewis Carrol’s Land] Reference
Einstein predicted that particles and information can’t travel faster than the speed of light — but phenomenon like radio waves?. From Wordnik.com. [Scientist Makes Radio Waves Travel Faster than Light » Fanboy.com] Reference
BTW, she "predicted" that she was the inevitable nominee. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Wins Guam By A Hair, Even Delegate Split Likely] Reference
Six months ago the polls "predicted" Clinton vs. Guliani for the nomination. From Wordnik.com. [What's Obama's Route To The White House?] Reference
Permanent worldwide blackouts were already "predicted" (via the Peal Oil hoax). From Wordnik.com. [Bloody Tuesday? Global Markets See Worst Day since 9/11.. US to Follow?] Reference
I know why some (many less that "predicted") Penn voters are interested in this. From Wordnik.com. [Pennsylvania Polls Don't Show Any Major "Small Town" Effect] Reference
The day that I announced, Oregonian columnist Steve Duin kind of predicted this. From Wordnik.com. [DSCC Needs to Play Fair in Oregon's Primary] Reference
The rain that is "predicted" to fall is usually going to be a long, slow rainfall. From Wordnik.com. [Morning Ring Around the Sun] Reference
BILBRAY: We believe the stimulus has had the impact which we had predicted which is job creation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2009] Reference
BILBRAY: We believe that the stimulus has had the impact that we predicted which is job creation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2009] Reference
"I hate to say this, but Simon kind of predicted this," Randy says in re the whole karaoke thing. From Wordnik.com. [Nine Idolettes tackle Elvis tunes on 'American Idol'] Reference
The R spin will be something like he didn't get 400 EV's as was "predicted" therefore no mandate. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Surrogate: We're Winning In "Real Virginia"] Reference
COOPER: So, I mean, because you have written about this extensively, and you kind of predicted that she was toast basically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2006] Reference
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