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presaging

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verb

present participle of presage

presaging

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of presaging
Adjective
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
  • Was her prediction a bit of bluster?
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The brokerage provides the ability to trade prediction-market contracts in the US through partnerships with Kalshi and ForecastEx, which are regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With Turpin back, all three (Jalen Tolbert included) will be like predicting the Packers receivers when all are healthy.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • High geopolitical volatility makes predicting the market’s future even more difficult than usual, a Reuters columnist argued.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When tested on tasks from the financial services industry, the company said the new model outperformed earlier Claude models in tasks such as researching, building financial models, and forecasting.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, Addleman signaled plans to hire an independent financial analyst to evaluate Hayward’s budget from the past year and scrutinize the budget forecasting process that led to the budget’s instability, according to a city press release.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even now, when the harassment is digital—some guy in Texas sending me an explicit message after reading my essay—my instinct is still to minimize it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Phyllis Diller sent her a piece of hair art after reading about the museum in People magazine.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cohen is director of seasonal forecasts at Atmospheric and Environmental Research.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Here's the forecast for Sault Ste.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When and how this messianic revolution would come about was up for debate and speculation, but large segments of the population, based on specific prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, believed that the time was at hand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In the world of Chad Powers, that prophecy sticks.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For those of us who have loved Carmen Maura since the first of her seven features with Pedro Almodóvar 45 years ago, watching her expressive face in Calle Málaga is its own wondrous reward.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream Face Moisturizer A-listers like Amal Clooney and Sienna Miller wear this top-selling moisturizer that’s aptly named for its wondrous formula.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the final novel of the series, The Last Battle, the destruction of trees and dryads in Lantern Waste, a place tied to the creation of Narnia itself, is one of many portentous omens signalling the end of the world.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025

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