presignifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of presignify
as in portends

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignifies
  1. portends
  2. indicates
  3. foresees
  4. foreshadows
  5. implies
  6. warns
  7. anticipates
  8. prefigures
Verb
  • That portends a world in which economic inequality is accentuated by demographic inequality, with widening fissures within countries and among them.
    — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Edited for maximum media effect, broadcast on a 24-hour loop and presented as breaking news, this scenario portends a company’s biggest nightmare.
    — Adonis Hoffman, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of portends
Verb
  • The assessment indicates that moisture-meter readings in the drywall fall within or below the 5%-12% range generally considered acceptable under normal indoor humidity conditions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Made of Buffalo bone, Gabriel Cleveland said the necklace indicates where her people originated.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of indicates
Verb
  • Fortich foresees a mass exodus of teachers if the supplement isn’t extended.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Our staff foresees a Guardians’ series win, although the White Sox have their supporters among the voters.
    — The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of foresees
Verb
  • On the title track Chen reaches for the psaltery (a kind of zither without frets), creating a meandering, medieval atmosphere whose ubiquitous electronic background buzz foreshadows the biting screams and blistering bass to come.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of foreshadows
Verb
  • Expand This is a script ideally suited to Red Orchid’s intimate and immersive space (tickets already are heavily sold) and Dado’s production is mostly successful and certainly as intense as the above description implies.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • That implies a 33 percent premium over Tesla’s current valuation.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of implies
Verb
  • Mondragón warns, however, against expecting athletes to communicate politics in exactly the vocabulary that activists or academics might prefer.
    — Francisco Aviles Pino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Risks of measles to mom and baby The CDC warns that measles infection during pregnancy can lead to complications including pneumonia and death, as well as pregnancy loss, premature delivery, and low birth weight for their babies.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of warns
Verb
  • Professor Shaun Harper, a Beyoncé superfan who designed the course, anticipates criticism that students should be learning practical skills rather than studying a pop star.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • These will include a next generation of landers the agency anticipates needing once humans have started to return to the moon regularly.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of anticipates
Verb
  • 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
Definition of prefigures
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