Thesaurus results for PREFIGURES

prefigures

verb

present tense third-person singular of prefigure

as in foreshadows

to give a slight indication of beforehand the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring

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Recent Examples of prefigures The Kamm tail, with its upturned spoiler and flat panel adorned with Ferrari’s signature twin round taillights, is a nod to aerodynamics that prefigures the shape of the Lusso’s spiritual successor, the 275 GTB. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026 Tragedy strikes many times in this decades-spanning story, in many forms, but the defining event of Grainier’s life sees his home burned to the ground, an event that eerily prefigures the LA fires of early 2025. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025

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The piece foreshadows Saar’s penchant for transforming common items into near-mystical objects with seemingly simple flourishes that belie complex themes.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
The trailer, which lasts all of a minute, foreshadows a lot of what’s to come for the show.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of foreshadows

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Most companies measure everything except the thing that actually predicts future performance.

— Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The drivers are aging demographics, a growing short- and long-sighted population, and the smart eyewear boom; Euromonitor predicts a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2030 for the latter.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026

Definition of predicts

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For these locations, June’s solstice — which heralds astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere — is the winter solstice, not the summer solstice.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Of that total, 75 were by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, whose recent splashy IPO heralds how lucrative this next chapter of commercial spaceflight could be.

— Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 29 June 2026

Definition of heralds

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D’Avignon anticipates there won’t be DNA present in at least some of the cases the task force investigates.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
Wall Street anticipates quarterly spending to ramp up to roughly $45 billion, a nearly 26% increase over the previous quarter, as Alphabet has joined its mega-cap competitors in a broader build-up of AI infrastructure over the last year.

— Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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