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one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst

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Recent Examples of doomsayer The doomsayers of higher education are going to have to wait just a bit longer for their victory laps. Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 But Kurzweil's preoccupations with longevity and technological forecasting have become mainstays of the various AI subcultures, from starry-eyed optimists to apocalyptic doomsayers. Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024 Even so, there is little appetite for holding doomsayers accountable. Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024 And the doomsayers should take a deep breath and stop saying otherwise. Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for doomsayer

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“Doomsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsayer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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