Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignify
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And many hoped that the observation of faster-than-light neutrinos would portend a revolution in physics, but those hopes evaporated with the discovery of a loose cable at the OPERA experiment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Smart, 50, received raises in 2022 and 2024, a cycle that could portend another salary increase this spring.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Days after the incident, detectives received pictures and messages from Smith’s Snapchat account indicating an arrangement between Williams and Smith to purchase marijuana.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The internet is full of polls that have divined, by soliciting votes from film critics and filmmakers, what are ostensibly the greatest movies of all time.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 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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Lee might have foreseen the appeal of Norris’s peculiar blend of Okie familiarity and hyperbolic badassery before Norris did.—
Chris Klimek,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Huang doesn’t foresee this technology solely being used by Nvidia.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The analyst anticipates this, along with ORCL's leading database technology and an accelerating applications business, could ensure continued growth in the years ahead.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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After nearly a four-year break, the preeminent Korean pop music group BTS is reuniting for a world tour featuring several dates in Latin America, where the group’s return is highly anticipated.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 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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Thousands gathered outside the gates hoping to glimpse the couple, turning what might have been a society wedding into a national spectacle—and foreshadowing the intense public fascination that would follow the Kennedys for decades.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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Such a move seems to foreshadow one or more moves throughout the secondary in the draft.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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While avalanche danger is beginning to decrease in some areas, experts warn that large and destructive slides remain possible—especially in areas with deeper snow.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But a state Transportation Board member warned that if the project was cancelled, the Charlotte region would lose out on the $600 million planned for the roadway.—
Desiree Mathurin
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Presignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignify. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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