prefigurement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefigurement
Noun
  • The Art Institute offered a foretaste of the collection through two exhibitions — one focused on Neoclassical paintings, the other on French Revolution-era drawings — in the fall.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer’s financial performance could be a foretaste of how U.S. chip export controls to China affect tech companies.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Weinstein’s thuggish joke was just one portent of the edgy, borderline sinister air that permeated the party from the very beginning.
    Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The natural threat of the caterpillars has shown up in cultural expressions as a symbolic portent of human mortality, Battisti points out.
    Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Yet for all the drama in the newsroom, public grievances lodged by senior journalists, and relentless media coverage depicting the Post in crisis, there is little indication that Bezos is fazed.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The administration’s approach to the Ukraine war is a good indication of what the next four years are going to look like.
    Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The omens looked good after Argentina’s Ajejandro Tosti and Collin Morikawa’s caddie JJ Jakovac both aced the hole on Wednesday ahead of the tournament, but the waters quickly claimed multiple victims during the first round.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • While there's no cure for the common cold, some treatments help with symptoms.
    Amelia MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Fogginess in the morning is a common symptom in people who have a sleep disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea, and a visit with a physician might be needed to rule out underlying disorders, Schütz said.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The endorsement is a harbinger of Dorsey’s ambitious vision for AI — equipping individuals and enterprises with open, adaptable AI tools.
    Tor Constantino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But these domestic shifts should not be understood as harbingers of a grand reopening to the West.
    Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Looking for Sunday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Another clue was the abundance of organic molecules in this region seen by ALMA.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Prefigurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurement. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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