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
  • Many reckoned with its ideals; pervasive talk of liberty held particular portent for women’s lives.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Keane, though, sees nothing but disaster ahead, a portent presaged by some of the film’s most enduring images, like a stretch limo with a flat tire and a steam room littered with empty champagne bottles.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If previous release dates are any indication, the fourth installment will likely debut next year.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The British police, however, were given an indication of Daniel’s ruthlessness.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Heat hopes this winless preseason isn’t a bad omen for what’s ahead this time around.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Aranda’s spectacular 2021 season appears not an omen for Baylor football but rather one of those magical one-off years.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid high-fat, high-fiber, or anti-nutrient foods that may worsen symptoms or block nutrient absorption.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Participants self-reported their mental health symptoms and soda intake, and researchers analyzed stool samples to assess their gut bacteria.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These could be harbingers of bigger things to come.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That period has coincided with data releases indicating a sharp labor market slowdown, which some observers consider a harbinger of a possible recession.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The plenum will be closely monitored by outsiders for clues about the inner workings of China’s opaque ruling Communist Party.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Days after Sora 2 launched, TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube filled with tutorials on how to scrub out its tiny watermark — the only clue AI made a clip.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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