Thesaurus results for PRESIGNIFIES

presignifies

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present tense third-person singular of presignify

as in portends

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But 160 Leroy portends a future that stretches the definition of what constitutes New York living into hitherto-unknown territory.

— Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
Danica Rodmarel, an attorney who has litigated against bail bond corporations in the past, said the decision portends a difficult future for the industry.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 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

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His latest book, Three Tenses, a well as his Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed Different Dreams, are complex without resorting to gimmicks or cheap obfuscation that implies depth.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Buckmaster also alleges that OpenAI mathematician Sébastien Bubeck pressured him to cut Alpöge as an author on his paper, which Buckmaster implies is because Alpöge worked for Anthropic.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

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Continue reading … EXISTENTIAL RACE — Anthropic insider quits, warns AI could wipe out humanity 'by end of the decade'.

— , FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns crews near Kuwait and Bahrain to abandon tankers as both sides maneuver to control the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for global oil shipments.

— Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 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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