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prefigurements

noun

plural of prefigurement
as in symptoms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefigurements
  1. symptoms
  2. indications
  3. suggestions
  4. cues
  5. clues
  6. notions
  7. ideas
  8. mentions
Noun
  • The viral disease causes a blotchy rash and flulike symptoms but can develop into severe, life-threatening illnesses, such as pneumonia and brain swelling.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, medical guidelines typically recommend testosterone for men who report symptoms — including low libido and depressed mood — and have two blood tests confirming low levels of the hormone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • Looking Ahead There are indications that the ridge begins strengthening again during the latter half of next week.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The limited research available offers some indications that children and adults process AI interactions differently.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 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
  • The Princess of Wales’s attire took cues from autumn hues, opting for shades of brown and moss green for her attire, and gold accents for accessories.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Yet Frenchman Flat does provide some directional cues toward a safer future.
    — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cues
Noun
  • 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  • In my view, the counseling gap for older adults often reflects outdated notions of aging and of what counseling can offer.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
  • Democracy is supposed to be a marketplace of ideas competing for the votes of citizens.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Such questions and contrasting ideas about her body, identity, and trajectory percolate across the record.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Native coverage and credible external mentions can therefore shape not only what people read about a company, but what AI tells them about it.
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The brand also saw a higher rate of social mentions on X (Twitter) and an influx of comments on Instagram, surrounding the PETA incident involving CFDA chief executive officer Steven Kolb and a protester.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of mentions
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“Prefigurements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurements. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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