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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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
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Analysts foresee the film exceeding $100 million domestically for the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
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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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San Diego County routinely issues public health advisories to warn local doctors of emerging threats, but Thursday was the first time in recent memory that a mode of transportation made the list.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Iranian media reported that the country's Navy had fired warning shots at four vessels that attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without authorization this morning.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Presignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignify. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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