as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the far-fetched presagings of self-styled seers about current celebrities
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as in predicting
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as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
people used to believe that a comet presaged a major event, such as the death of a king
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presaging
Noun
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As a result, the level of prediction accuracy was increased significantly, which improved the ability of the company to react to emerging external factors.—
Alexandra Harbert,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025 -
Can the Sky Blues redeem their week from hell, or will the tipsters predictions of more misery ring true?—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This simulation helps in predicting potential impacts and unforeseen outcomes that may arise from format adjustments.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile Chinese oil companies are predicting peak oil demand as widespread electric vehicle usage in the nation is replacing gasoline guzzlers.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.—
Susan Steade,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Initial forecasts indicated potential tsunami waves could reach Puerto Rico's western coast by 8:46 p.m. EST (9:46 p.m. local time), with the Virgin Islands expected to experience impacts approximately 30 minutes later.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Photograph: Apple With the Weather app and Apple Maps integration, the invite will include the forecast for the day of the event and directions to the location.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two other women, Tammy Woods and Terry Hartley, later came forward and said Bickle used a nearly identical prophecy in grooming them.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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The book’s horrors—climate catastrophe, internment camps, genocidal wars, high-tech surveillance—are too familiar to serve as prophecy.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The mass is made of wondrous adamantium, similar to Wakanda’s coveted vibranium.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The itinerary brings travelers through wondrous landscapes in East Africa hot spots Tanzania and Kenya in search of lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With its whisper-thin characters, vague narrative, and acres of portentous poetry about sound, Rabbit Trap feels somehow both underwritten and overwritten.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Starting with his film-school projects in the early 1970s, David Cronenberg hit the ground running with projects that tucked sharp social critiques into ominously portentous narratives.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Most of the seven, if not all, are assumed to be the beneficiaries of the stupendous growth of artificial intelligence.—
John Rau,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Witness Rishabh Pant's stupendous 61 that has given India a chance to square the series.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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