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 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
  • Everyone has suggestions on what to do next, and frankly, Counsell seems ready to listen.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The tool can remember user details, make suggestions based on activity across Meta's apps and, with permission, connect to services including email, Stripe, and Plaid to help plan events and make purchases.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 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
Noun
  • We are left to read between the lines and decipher clues like a bootleg Sherlock Holmes.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Festival director Julie Huntsinger offered only a few clues beforehand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of clues
Noun
  • Fielder and Oppenheim have created a fascinating portrait of a relationship, decimating notions of objectivity in documentary while also interrogating the limits of fiction.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Visitors to the boutique are handed a booklet in which their fragrance blotters can be placed and notions of perfumes jotted down.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 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
Definition of mentions
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