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Recent Examples of portent Jellyfish scrape along the sea floor like spindly mushroom clouds of portent, stinging Sofia who masochistically (and in a way that carries over to her actual human relationships) keeps going back for another dip. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025 But coming in at a brisk 89-minute runtime, the feature is awkwardly compressed in its portrait of heartache and easily overwhelmed by the political portent of its subject. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 The Dead Zone maintains key big-picture threads from the book and movie — the malevolent rising-star politician, the apocalyptic portent — while taking advantage of its format, succeeding as both a procedural and a long-term story. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024 For the Chinese government, however, Tiananmen remains a frightening portent. Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2019 See All Example Sentences for portent
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Noun
  • In 1914, Frank Newman opened the Royal Theatre which was a forerunner to movie palaces in the city, a significant departure from nickelodeons.
    Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Hammond, the school’s forerunner, won its fourth straight 3A sectional title in 2008.
    Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Short of a miracle, the truck will remain a striking, high-profile disaster at a time when Tesla could ill afford it.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But then, always, there is relief: the miracle of Prince’s music.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout most of human history, many cultures have thought such phenomena were ill omens caused by supernatural beings.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In some cultures, they were feared as omens of bad luck or even linked to witchcraft.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The cult phenomenon that sprung around it is unparalleled, and created not only the midnight screenings that continue to this day, but also a safe haven for those who ever felt different or marginalized.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The major difference between the two eclipses is in the positioning of the sun, the moon and the Earth and the longevity of the phenomenon, according to NASA.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Planned a year in advance, essentially right after the previous Oscars ceremony has wrapped, the glamorous precursor to Hollywood’s biggest night comes together thanks to a production team filled with hard-working, movie-loving craftspeople.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Zelenskyy wants that deal to be a precursor to Trump guaranteeing support for Ukraine if Russia violates a potential peace agreement.
    Dan Mangan,Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Switzerland Is Home To Two Of Europe’s Most Underrated Natural Wonders Switzerland is the setting for the top two natural wonders in Europe.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The addition of Robinson could do wonders for them on that part.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Some epileptic patients, for example, can feel their seizures coming on and activate their implants, but others don’t experience such foreshadowing.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
  • Like the compulsive twisting of a pencil into a sharpener, Khatami tightens the narrative rope to excruciating effect with a series of ominous foreshadowings.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This is one of the few Roman marvels in Croatia that has been entirely repurposed.
    Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Much like Stonehenge, the monolithic statues at Easter Island, and other premodern engineering marvels, much of Machu Picchu’s construction remains shrouded in mystery.
    Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Portent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portent. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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