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prefiguring

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verb

present participle of prefigure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefiguring
Noun
  • This is, in part, explained by the institutional memory of the competition’s forerunner — the Intercontinental Cup — and the legendary battles of a bygone era.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Another forerunner of today’s scene is Ansedonia, a hillside community of upscale homes near Capalbio that in the 1960s became popular with creative types from the Italian capital.
    Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Their Unicorn popsicle may be an element of subtle foreshadowing for the rapidly growing company.
    Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • There was no foreshadowing of Triston Casas’ season-ending knee injury on May 3 or Bregman’s severe quad injury on May 23, one that will keep him out for several weeks.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • To this day, headlines are heralding the impending demise of critical cancer, heart disease, and terminal research, but these headlines are fearmongering at their finest.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Others doubled down on the idea that the robot displayed the first signs of conscious aggression, heralding a future in which AI no longer passively follows human commands.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Cravats were a precursor to the modern necktie, which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century.
    Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
  • Real Madrid were among the favorites to win the first-of-its-kind tournament, which is a precursor to next year’s FIFA World Cup.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
  • The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.
    Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The 49ers being the sixth favorite to win the Super Bowl next year seems insane and more based on past success rather than predicting future success.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Indeed 44% of the respondents surveyed think that AI’s effect on individual agency and ability to act independently is likely to be more negative than positive with only 16% predicting a fairly equal split between positive and negative change.
    Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Appearances aren’t deceptive; the portents are grim.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
  • Thus, the negative GDP change should not be taken as a portent of looming disaster.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • Analyst Joseph Spak lowered his price target to $51 from $64, implying 11% upside.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Citi kept its buy rating with a $265 per share price target, implying 46% upside to Friday’s close.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Prefiguring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefiguring. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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