as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the far-fetched presagings of self-styled seers about current celebrities
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as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
people used to believe that a comet presaged a major event, such as the death of a king
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Recent Examples of presaging
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Since 2022, Russia has dropped thousands of mines across the Black Sea, presaging Iran's Hormuz blockade by using underwater explosives to deter vessels from docking in Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Experts are already warning that there may not be enough fertilizer for the next harvest season, presaging lower yields and higher prices.
—Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Andy Cohen was lost to the wormhole, presaging more losses to come.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Since 2022, Russia has dropped thousands of mines across the Black Sea, presaging Iran's Hormuz blockade by using underwater explosives to deter vessels from docking in Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Experts are already warning that there may not be enough fertilizer for the next harvest season, presaging lower yields and higher prices.
—Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presaging
Noun
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Space weather forecasters were unable to give a precise prediction in advance.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The internal heat budgets of these planets are still uncertain, and small errors in those parameters propagate into the predictions.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
Verb
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By Saturday morning, rival studios were more bullish than Disney in predicting a four-day domestic opening of $95 million to $100 million for Mandalorian.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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Stop overriding the ranking and start predicting it.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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In addition to following and sharing insights from forecasting firms, the team mines social media, pop culture and television, runway collections, people watching and more to determine where style is headed.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The forecasting model is not yet precise enough to predict exactly which beaches will be hit.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Temperatures are only expected to drop from there, dipping into the low 50s and in some places 40s, overnight, according to the AccuWeather forecast.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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Signs point to warm, dry summer Longer term, forecasts point to El Niño developing through the summer and into next winter, said Troy Lindquist, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service.—
Mark Dee
May 22,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Pushed by an exacting director to pour her grief into the performance, she is simultaneously visited by the ghost of her deceased partner, who carries an impending climate prophecy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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In that way, the race seems to be shaping up as less a competition than a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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He’s gone from being a disposable asset in Vegas, which shipped him to Toronto in a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner on July 1, to being coveted in Colorado at the trade deadline when the Avs acquired him to be their third-line center.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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The initial investigation into the billionaire’s death by Spanish authorities was closed in January 2025, and deemed an accident with no signs of any criminal wrongdoing.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Instead, text produced by large language models, however remarkable, sophisticated, and even occasionally wondrous, is derivative, average, predictable.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And all that is thanks to this wondrous and wonderful album by The Cars!—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Like the Gordy scene, this could be a portentous sequence in a much more critical film.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Here, too, what was once pioneering and portentous already looks quaint.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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