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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The problem is that making these predictions accurately is difficult.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025 -
The speaker’s prediction may turn out to be right; those savings are coming entirely at the expense of young workers who took jobs after the tier system was established.—
Jennifer Hochschild,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 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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Here then is a strawman futures forecast roadmap from 2025 to 2040 that encompasses an intelligence explosion that gets us to AGI: Years 2025-2038 (Before the intelligence explosion): AI multi-modal models finally become robust and fully integrated into LLMs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Today's weather forecast includes a high of 89°F, relative humidity in the low 30s, and southwest winds up to 15 mph. Visit San Bernardino County emergency alerts, to sign up for emergency alerts.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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While growing up amid these divine gifts, the men said, they were taught a prophecy by their families: one day, a messenger would bring them a flag to signify that their village and Fiji were blessed by God.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Many of the leaders in this movement — like Pastor Guillermo Maldonado of King Jesus and White-Cain — are considered by the faithful to be modern-day Apostles or Prophets who can perform ‘healings’ or deliver prophecies during sermons.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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But most of all, the trio remains committed to taking up space, centering all the wild and wondrous weirdness that brought them here, today.—
Richard Villegas,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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During a drive around the property, Melissa Winterton says some visitors have wondrous experiences at the ranch, others have scary experiences, and still others come away feeling nothing in particular.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 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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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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No amount of over-tourism, or depopulation, or high water — all of which plague this stupendous town — can change that.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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