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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as in predicting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presaging
Noun
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However, Americans cannot legally participate in this prediction casino at the moment.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025 -
Look for ways to augment churn prediction and issue prevention.—
Mohan Mannava,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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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
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Mapping features is not the same as fully predicting behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
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But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.—
Susan Steade,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This will continue to keep smoke and haze in the forecast for the next several days.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The northern lights will be active on Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15 from select parts of the United States, according to NOAA's forecast.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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First, the prophecies have a very short time horizon—somewhere between two seconds and one minute.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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Social media is abuzz with Tatsuki's prophecy of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami wrecking her home country of Japan -- a place prone to natural disasters but also a top destination for many in Asia -- sometime between July 5 and 7.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The current era of classical music within capitalism begins in 1948, when Columbia Records introduced its version of the long-playing record, a wondrous affair of notched microgrooves pressed into a form of plastic—the immortal vinyl.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Go on waterfall hikes, golf, bike, and enjoy more outdoor adventures in Yosemite Yosemite’s wondrous waterfalls are at their fullest in the spring.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Another is about death itself and the portentous ride to the other side.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Other portentous allegories ensue.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sun was oppressive and Ostapenko was stupendous.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Once that's accomplished, though, the movie is a happy thrill ride, a string of stupendous (and stupendously silly) scenes in which the mutants go after the castaways.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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