Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignify
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Does the growth of AI portend even tougher times for those who make their living in finance?—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
5 Feb. 2026 -
That could present warning signs to credit rating agencies, portend a just-as-rocky budget cycle for 2027 and — per the mayor’s warnings — lead to layoffs that could hit the Police and Fire departments if fixes don’t come.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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However, documents indicate that the friendship continued.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Just through the front doors of IGI is the Gaming Lab, where experts attempt to divine the future of gambling.—
Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The images of the Caracas drama were vivid and at times bogus, providing the latest cautionary challenge in our trying to divine what’s real and what is not.—
James Warren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some foresee this leading to a sort of explosion in the intelligence of AI systems, while others caution that such iteration might work to increase capabilities in some domains — like software engineering — while AI systems will continue to struggle on cognitive or physical abilities.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The plan also foresees coordination on investment, geological mapping and rapid responses to supply chain disruptions.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, so anticipated was Vonn’s race that the IOC rescheduled its daily media briefing with reporters to avoid conflicting with the women’s downhill.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post’s renowned sports section, the elimination of its photography staff and sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington and overseas.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 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
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But given the massive investments well over 150 public companies have made in Bitcoin, the token’s recent downturn could indeed foreshadow difficult days ahead as investors desperately try to cut their losses.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Bryce Huff trade in the 2025 offseason foreshadowed the shortfall at edge rusher that led to the midseason acquisition of Jaelan Phillips.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Arms control advocates bemoaned the end of New START and warned of the imminent threat of a new arms race.—
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security warned in a bulletin that these crimes have increased over the last five years and lists 17 cases since 2014 of people attempting to poison their family members, using toxins such as ricin and cyanide, resulting in at least 11 deaths.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Presignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignify. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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