Thesaurus results for PREFIGURING

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noun

as in forerunner

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event the preaching of John the Baptist is generally regarded by Christians as a prefiguring of the ministry of Jesus

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verb

present participle of prefigure

as in foreshadowing

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

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On the city’s West Side, the site of storied clubs such as Silvio’s as well as the Maxwell Street Market, blues musicians developed a style of electric blues in the 1950s that typically included a horn section (prefiguring soul music). — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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Noun

Dubbed the ‘American Turtle’ for its appearance, the submarine made three attempts to blow up British ships without success, but is considered the forerunner of modern submarines.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of forerunner

Verb

Wingo also thrived, catching seven passes for 121 yards and a score, foreshadowing the issues opponents will have trying to blanket both him and Coleman on the outside.

— Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Lee saw the events foreshadowing a dark future for his country and maybe the world — changes in technology and wealth leaving workers behind.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreshadowing

Noun

The process, which typically is a precursor to involuntary staff reductions, just concluded with the cooling-off period for those who had opted in ending this past weekend, sources said.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
The coal and steel organization was the first among European institutions that were precursors to what eventually became the European Union.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of precursor

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Analysts say the student group and Vucic are polling closely, heralding a tight race and a referendum-like atmosphere.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Analysts say the student group and Vucic are polling close, heralding a tight race and a referendum-like atmosphere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of heralding

Noun

Grâce à la merveilleuse découverte de la Science Chrétienne, nos prières pour le monde sont efficaces et portent leurs fruits.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026
Another way to see the Wasian moment is less as a portent of Asians being absorbed into whiteness and more as evidence of the desire to not allow that to happen.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of portent

Verb

But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Manuel Bompard, a deputy of the French National Assembly who is also a member of France Unbowed, rebuked Macron by name for implying that his party was responsible for the chaos.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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