presignified

Definition of presignifiednext
past tense of presignify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignified
Verb
  • This solid resin, used to embalm the dead and as a painkiller (mixed with wine), poignantly foreshadowed Jesus' sacrificial destiny.
    Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But as the double-reserve set the tone for the first half, the near-interception foreshadowed Jennings’ second half.
    Kyle Kensing, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That loss portended woe for Winnipeg, beginning its freefall.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And Smith was certain that these two short plays portended a great future for the twenty-year-old in the dramatic arts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Bryan, who was a Navy ordnanceman until his songwriting introduced a new career path, hadn’t anticipated backlash; fans brimmed with excitement for a full release.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The group is anticipated to make 79 stops.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The dynamic prefigured the White House of Bush 43, which the Veep largely staffed, and substantially dominated.
    Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Your 2018 book, The Lies That Bind, seems to have prefigured the backlash against a certain way of talking about identity—as essential or at least fixed—that was prevalent in the 2010s.
    Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cells with brighter glow indicated stronger activity.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The San Francisco Chronicle reported that additional court records indicated that Victoria was in the middle of a 14-day involuntary psychiatric hold at the time of her father's conservatorship petition.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Etruscan civilization 2,400 years ago in ancient Italy, experts say, believed the future could be divined using chickens, which were said to embody magical qualities.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
  • That icky moment was indeed a truth from Mescal, which O'Connor easily divined.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.
    Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As for the rest of our readers’ predictions, 20% foresaw the grand prize going to freestyler Chris Turner, while 14% threw their support behind Jourdan Blue‘s velvety voice and even velvetier hair.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Captain Ben Stokes, who looks secure in his position and has expressed a desire to stay on, warned last week against wholesale changes.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • City officials said revenue from current rates no longer covers expenses, and warned that without the adjustment, Davis would need to rely on inter-fund loans to maintain operations.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Presignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignified. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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