prefigurements

noun

plural of prefigurement
as in symptoms

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  1. symptoms
  2. indications
  3. suggestions
  4. cues
  5. clues
  6. notions
  7. ideas
  8. mentions
Noun
  • The participants with high-fever symptoms also tended to have greater gut inflammation than their peers.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Dermatologists can work alongside a patient's cancer team to help manage these symptoms, which may allow patients to stay more comfortable during treatment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • Following a major eruption in 2018 that partly drained one of the underground lava reservoirs, there were indications that it was being steadily refilled.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The vote to raise the benchmark funds rate by a quarter percentage point was unanimous, despite prior indications that several key officials were reluctant to hike.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of indications
Noun
  • Reddit threads abound with fertility playlist suggestions and Bareilles’ addition to the canon doesn’t go unnoticed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic and OpenAI have said their advanced AI products need to be regulated, and company representatives at the hearing expressed openness to some of the Council's suggestions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • The elegant three-hander takes design cues from two watches the maison released in the 1980s, with a pebble-like, lugless case and a traditional white grand feu enamel dial.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
  • How sleep headbands work Sleep headbands track your brainwaves in real time and respond with cues like sound or gentle vibration to guide you toward rest.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cues
Noun
  • Investigators are still combing through the suspects' cellphones, dashboard cameras and other devices for clues about potential links to Iran.
    — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The asteroid is believed to have formed in the Kuiper Belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune, and could offer clues as to how water and other organic materials were distributed in the early solar system as the planets began to form.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of clues
Noun
  • But forget about any One Weird Trick notions of timing a flight purchase for a specific day of the week.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Then came the ‘70s and a spate of often schlocky but still unsettling films that married the two notions.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • My favorite place for developing ideas is a walk along the street, especially in cities.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Vanity and the sometimes painful pursuit of beauty have never really been gendered ideas.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Data from Spate shows that the launch quickly made The Ordinary a top-three brand by mentions across online content about volufiline, with the other top brands being K-beauty players Medicube and Skin1004.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Taylor Swift leads this year’s nominees with a total of six mentions, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with five apiece.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mentions
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