Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignify
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The large drop in consumer sentiment does not, by itself, portend a recession.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026 -
Watching MacKinnon take a puck to the right knee late in the second stanza portended the wrong kind of juju.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Police said their investigation indicated an argument escalated to gunfire.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Meanwhile, surveys indicate that US car buyers are aware of the concerns but don’t care.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Part of what has led us into this state of impasse is precisely the generations of confident, optimistic thinking that claims to have divined the future.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Its Orbs are meant to divine the real from the fake.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dell foresees supply constraints in the second half of fiscal 2027, Clarke said.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Regardless of Emery’s encouraging assessment back then, Buendia’s overall season record of 11 goals and nine assists underlined a turnaround very few, aside from the midfielder himself, could have foreseen.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter was hotly anticipated, despite—or because of—its strangeness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The Washington Examiner also contacted Democrats, elected or otherwise, who are anticipated to run for their party’s 2028 presidential nomination, including Govs.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Its arrival betokened a more gentrified, sanitized Village — a place of $73 million townhouses and celebrity brunches.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, quarterback Jalen Hurts, speaking at his first news conference of the offseason Wednesday, seemed to foreshadow the inevitable.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Drama Desk Awards have long foreshadowed triumphs at the Tony Awards.—
Marc Hershberg,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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But some within the union have warned that the studios will face little constraint in using AI performers, and have argued for tighter restrictions.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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Skau warned that as attention turns towards ameliorating the security crisis, resources should not be taken away from addressing the surging humanitarian needs, which include more than 5 million people who do not have enough to eat.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Presignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignify. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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