PREFIGUREMENTS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

prefigurements

noun

plural of prefigurement

as in symptoms

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Noun

The use of an ECG alone has detection levels of up to 85 per cent, but some studies suggest an even greater rate for what are known as ‘silent killers’, where the vast majority display no symptoms before cardiac arrest.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of red meat.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of symptoms

Noun

Beijing allegedly uses the information to further its position in territorial disputes and provide maritime reconnaissance and early-warning indications of foreign military targets.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Save Our Voices Now’s Parliament petition has amassed more than 4,000 signatures, but the early indications are that the campaign has been met with inertia rather than action.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of indications

Noun

Zidar and Zwick have some suggestions for how to change this.

— John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Many suggestions have circulated about who could be the next 007 agent in the James Bond film franchise, and Pierce Brosnan has a new take on where the studio could go.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of suggestions

Noun

Drivers notoriously focus intensely on performance, and, like any athletes, have learned to ignore cues everyday people may follow.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Take cues from Celine and Dries Van Noten and look for long pendants featuring a constellation of medallions, letters, shells, horns, the like.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cues

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Scientists are uncovering clues that suggest cosmic rays come from extremely hot and faraway areas of the universe, ejected by exploding stars and powerful objects called supermassive black holes.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Researchers say Mercury’s rough, impact-scarred surface may hide ‘wrinkles’ from global contraction, offering fresh clues to the evolution of the solar system’s smallest, innermost planet.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of clues

Noun

In my view, the counseling gap for older adults often reflects outdated notions of aging and of what counseling can offer.

— Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Her notions of justice and the law — indeed, of her very sense of self — are then upended when she herself is assaulted by Julian (Daniel Ings), her colleague and boyfriend who comes from a relatively privileged background.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

Republicans have a president happy to adopt (or take credit for) populist ideas that his party used to blanche at – and candidates who would follow him for every beat.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The whole thing plays like something concocted by an 8th grader sitting in the back of biology class and doodling movie ideas in his notebook, offering more proof that Besson has never quite risen above the juvenile tendencies of his early years.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

Verrett inserted himself into the mentions by spreading unprompted racial hysteria.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Fekkai’s myriad mentions in the Epstein files didn’t imply any criminal behavior and he has not been formally charged with any crime, although the lawsuit against him does accuse him of enabling it.

— James Manso, Allure, 3 Sep. 2026

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