Thesaurus results for PRESIGNIFIES

presignifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of presignify

as in portends

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The emergence of Tolle behind them, though, is what portends best for Boston moving forward.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ lack of faith in starting right tackle Terence Steele portends a potentially big game Sunday night for Giants top pass rusher Brian Burns.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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But the company’s research indicates that 60 million Americans are actively seeking more protein in their diet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
The hurricane center indicates environmental conditions are favorable for the remnants to become a tropical depression again, with the chances of storm formation at 70% over 48 hours and 90% over the next seven days.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026

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While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreshadows

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Yet swings in the S&P 500 have been below one percent for the past five days, despite the VIX holding above 16, which implies a daily move of one percent.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
After last year’s first week of games, the eventual winner, Matthew Stafford, was at +3500 odds, which implies a less than 3 percent chance of winning.

— Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of implies

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While the total economic fallout of an extreme El Nino is hard to calculate, losses from past events have reached trillions of dollars, according to HSBC's Global Investment Research, which warns the numbers could be even bigger this time.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Cleveland Clinic also warns about dehydration during heat therapy, a real consideration in a busy household routine.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of warns

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Shares have ticked up nearly 2% year to date, and the average analyst price target anticipates the stock will more than double from here.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Regardless of the prevailing side, Uliana anticipates that another appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court could be in the future.

— Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of anticipates

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The Kamm tail, with its upturned spoiler and flat panel adorned with Ferrari’s signature twin round taillights, is a nod to aerodynamics that prefigures the shape of the Lusso’s spiritual successor, the 275 GTB.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
Tragedy strikes many times in this decades-spanning story, in many forms, but the defining event of Grainier’s life sees his home burned to the ground, an event that eerily prefigures the LA fires of early 2025.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025

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