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
  • Clancy’s doctors took her on and off medications to treat the depression, which her attorney has said worsened her symptoms.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Staying informed about health can be helpful, but repeatedly searching for symptoms can reinforce anxiety, according to Pittenger.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • Based on early results of the investigation, the department said there were no indications of suspicious circumstances surrounding Fanuele’s death.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026
  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two indications the team is looking into, which, if achieved, would put the drug in even more direct competition with Skyrizi and Rinvoq.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of indications
Noun
  • Rodríguez has rejected suggestions that authorities understated the disaster, saying the government releases only casualty figures that have been fully verified and would not speculate about the final toll.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • In these cases, models can make confident but wrong suggestions that can only be solved by cleaning up the data.
    — Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • Take cues from the look above and pair them with a short-sleeve polo, metallic strappy sandals, and a raffia bag for an easygoing weekend or vacation outing.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 18 July 2026
  • The lyrics take cues from electroclash’s nocturnal storytelling, while the production mixes screeching brostep, hyperpop, hard techno, and UKG.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Definition of cues
Noun
  • People close to Machado were tortured and questioned about her whereabouts, and state agents ransacked El Bejucal, searching for clues.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • London — Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on Monday, making few detailed policy statements but offering plenty of clues about the nature of his premiership.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of clues
Noun
  • Crump and Wells’ parents have rejected notions from law enforcement that the teenager drowned, launching their own investigation into his death, including the autopsy.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • Set any preconceived notions aside and don’t jump in until your child is finished speaking.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 21 July 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Nolan doesn’t exactly share his hero’s reticence; one of his signature tactics as a writer is to place blocky, boldface ideas in furious opposition.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • For all their forward charge, his films center narratives that turn around ideas or past incidents kept at least partially hidden until the very end.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • There are some vague mentions of retraining for new jobs for the carriage drivers and the stablehands, but that’s hard to pay your bills with for these hardworking members of TWU Local 100.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
  • Having the use of real PGA Tour sponsors opens the door for The Hawk to become a running litany of product placement and off-hand product mentions, which was the case in Talladega Nights as well, only to far funnier effect.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of mentions
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“Prefigurements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurements. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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