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noun

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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adjective

as in predicting

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presaging

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verb

present participle of presage
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
Verb
Yet the book is also about the disappearance of time and places, with summer’s end presaging more permanent losses. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 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
  1. prediction
  2. wondrous
  3. predicting
  4. forecasting
  5. portentous
  6. forecast
  7. stupendous
  8. prophecy
Noun
  • In contrast, all there is of the future is our predictions, hopes, and beliefs about what might happen, which are again states of our minds in the present.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The league is also asking prediction markets to stop offering predictions on officiating, such as how many flags will be thrown.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of prediction
Adjective
  • For young nature explorers, feeling the grass under their feet and watching the wind blow through the trees is a wondrous joy and a meaningful way to engage the senses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Intelligent and responsibly reported, but still wondrous and full of possibility.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wondrous
Verb
  • TSixtySix has a heist film releasing early next year and a coming-of-age drama shooting in late January, with Satrusayang predicting demand for Thai content will keep rising.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Understanding the machinations of the current administration and predicting its plans is too tall an order.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • Senior vice president of strategy and client success Benjamin Bond has joined its Fresh Food Leadership Council, where his work will include forecasting, food waste and visibility across fresh-food operations.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Agricultural production technologies and weather forecasting capabilities have also improved substantially, all of which could help the market absorb part of the supply shocks.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Adjective
  • Early buzz about the book has been portentous, turning its release into one of the high-low cultural events of the year.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In this very funny parody of portentous British novels about nature, a pragmatic young woman goes to live on the family farm with her cousins, the passionately miserable Starkadders, and decides to reform them.
    — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Definition of portentous
Noun
  • United Launch Alliance opened 2026 with a forecast of 18 to 22 launches this year.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There's no heat advisory in place for Thursday, and storm chances are returning to the forecast – a nice change.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecast
Adjective
  • The memoirs were a stupendous best-seller, 10,000 door-to-door canvassers selling 325,000 two-volume sets in 1886, earning the general’s widow and children as much as $15 million in today’s dollars.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Success, no matter how stupendous, harbors within it the seed of potential failure if taken for granted and not built upon.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of stupendous
Noun
  • The memoir is not the apologia of a prophet whose prophecy failed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Some of its inhabitants look for ominous signs and listen to prophecies.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of prophecy

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