Thesaurus results for PRESIGNIFIES

presignifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of presignify

as in portends

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Plain old water could be responsible for making plastics harmful to people, according to a new study that portends significant consequences for human health.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Hao feels that the WWE partnership represents a milestone for ReelShort, and portends well for the future of working with other major brands.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of portends

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This indicates that those documents had previously been used in federal legal cases, potentially collected as part of an earlier subpoena.

— Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Dietrich also recommends looking for ServSafe (which indicates there’s a Certified Food Protection Manager on site) and other food safety certificates on the walls.

— David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

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And the angelic youth Dorian Gray’s deadly descent into vanity and vice—ignited by a hubristic obsession with his own image—eerily foreshadows the grim trajectory of Wilde’s later years.

— Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Early on, there’s a moment that foreshadows what the real debate is (or should be).

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreshadows

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Well, The Tailor’s Wife heavily implies The Wicker Baby is the result of The Wicker Husband’s infidelity.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026
Trouvé seems drawn to anything that implies a semblance of order and finding ways of shattering it along the way.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of implies

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But the company warns that, as simulations run longer, details and object permanence can shift over time.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
As the frightening phantom of Frank the Bunny warns, this parallel reality has a ticking clock that’ll result in its imminent collapse in just 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of warns

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Collins anticipates more movement, cutting, off-ball activity and screening.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The India Meteorological Department anticipates the storm could have sustained winds of 75 mph at that point, with gusts probably exceeding 100 to 110 mph near the storm’s core.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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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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