Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignify
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Iran’s stockpiling of missiles portends wars of attrition, like the current one, in which each side tries to wear the other down.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026 -
The county’s silence on this issue portends an ominous outcome for west Pompano, Deerfield Beach and Coconut Creek.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Clerk’s Office indicated that these numbers are on par with other primary elections in the county.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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However, that same report indicates the United States is not currently pushing for action against members of the Castro family, who are still widely seen as the island's ultimate power brokers.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
18 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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In 1685, Giovanni Borelli, the Italian physicist, foresaw a world where machines driven by pulleys could ape the actions of animals.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Back then, neither of us could have foreseen the pandemic, Georgia’s growing political unrest, a war in neighboring Ukraine, or the collapse of several multi-brand retailers, which altogether has slowed down progress for Situationist and Georgian fashion more broadly.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The setup clearly anticipates larger family groups, though a few design choices surprised me.—
Kinsey Gidick,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Renovation of the original building is anticipated to be complete in October.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 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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That likely means the group’s heavy spending on signature gathering could foreshadow major advertising campaigns if the billionaire tax reaches the ballot, Bowler said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sampson foreshadowed what was coming.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Iran warned oil prices could surge as high as $200 a barrel.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave arrives in Southern California.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Presignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignify. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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