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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefigures
  1. foreshadows
  2. predicts
  3. implies
  4. heralds
  5. anticipates
Verb
  • Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of foreshadows
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  • Why balance predicts lifespan Mike Teater is the director of balance education for Fyzical, a national network of clinics specializing in balance and dizziness.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The crest - the highest peak of the river's water levels - will reached Morgan County today, the NWS of Indianapolis predicts.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicts
Verb
  • The end of season 3, in which Nat seems to set their rescue in motion, implies that the show’s ‘90s timeline may soon follow the survivors back in the real world.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
  • News of his death, and its circumstances, has been cloaked in journalistic language that implies suicide, emulating the opacity of suicide itself.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of implies
Verb
  • The project heralds from writer-director Adam Sigal, writer-director of Simon Pegg comedy-thriller Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose and producer on 2024 sci-fi Slingshot with Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of heralds
Verb
  • Rimpinen competes to get to second chances and anticipates opponents’ passes very well.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Under its new business plan, which aims to operate a 10-event annual schedule, the tour anticipates reaching profitability after three years.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of anticipates

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