Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignifying
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Francesca is visibly flustered in Michaela’s presence, foreshadowing a future connection.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Their Greatest Hits also holds another unique place in popular music history as the first record to receive an RIAA platinum certification in 1976, foreshadowing its status in 2026.—
Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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For West, who is a storm chaser, snow in the South would be a rare and sacred gift, one that the weekend storm was portending to produce throughout the region.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rams general manager Les Snead sent two first-round picks, two second-round picks and two third-round picks to the Tennessee Titans, portending a swing-for-the-fences mentality in trades that would lead to the Rams going seven years without making another first-round pick.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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In a meeting this week, Arizona officials seemed to be anticipating failure.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Like other abolitionists anticipating slavery’s spread with westward expansion, Codding was drawn to Lockport, a key location linking the nation.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fox News Digital also obtained a statement indicating that the pilot of the county’s high-tech search aircraft had been disciplined following a dispute with Nanos and reassigned to street patrol, according to local law enforcement sources.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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With Probst preaching on the importance of playing an aggressive game — and indicating that aggressiveness will be rewarded on Survivor 50 — does that mean the old-school players will have trouble adapting to the faster game‚ if that is indeed what the fans voted into the season?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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And Tester is foreseeing progress that goes far beyond the 2006 blue wave that swept him into office.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The designer wrote his master’s thesis on wearables, foreseeing how smart clothing and other technologies could become part of daily life even before wireless technologies like Wifi and Bluetooth were standard.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Don’t assume all assets are equal When divorcing spouses are deciding how to divvy up assets, a financial adviser can play a crucial role in divining what different assets are actually worth.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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In 1962, Watson, Crick and Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize for divining the structure of DNA — key to understanding how genetic material works.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
8 Nov. 2025
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New state regulations approved this month are set to significantly reshape California's cardroom industry, with operators warning the changes would effectively outlaw blackjack-style games from within those facilities.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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El Dorado County Sheriff’s officials are warning residents after a man impersonating a deputy pulled over and assaulted a driver last week on a county road before the driver used bear spray to get away.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Presignifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignifying. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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