prefigurement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefigurement
Noun
  • Kent being put in the stocks was just a foretaste, which Lear himself understood.
    Nan Z. Da June 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The portents at Birmingham are not good given that in eight contests between the two nations, England have won seven and drawn one.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Appearances aren’t deceptive; the portents are grim.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • But the relatively strong performance recently by silver compared with gold could be an indication of increasing central bank activity in the silver market.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • If this season is an indication, the showdown between the Panthers and the Blackhawks won’t exactly be a fair fight.
    Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • There are plenty of good omens for Bayern despite the immense quality of their opponents.
    Darren Richman, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • For England head coach Lee Carsley, positive omens surrounded him before this summer’s Under-21 European Championship had even begun.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Familiarize yourself with warning signs: Know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
  • Possible issues associated with consuming too much of the spice include allergic reactions (that can range from mild irritation to serious symptoms), stomach pain and potential adverse interactions with medications such as blood thinners.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Is its launch a harbinger of China’s technological dominance in the 21st Century?
    Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • The result served as a harbinger to motion picture studios to avoid anime big screen adaptation.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
    Mark Cooper, New York Times, 21 July 2025
  • The battery size in the Galaxy Z Fold is a big clue that points towards a slimmer Galaxy S26 series.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
  • The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.
    Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Prefigurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurement. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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