prefigurement

noun

Definition of prefigurementnext
as in foretaste

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  1. foretaste
  2. portent
  3. indication
  4. omen
  5. symptom
  6. harbinger
  7. clue
  8. presage
Noun
  • The Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer’s financial performance could be a foretaste of how U.S. chip export controls to China affect tech companies.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
  • What is on track to happen in South Korea offers a foretaste of what lies in store for the rest of the world.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of foretaste
Noun
  • Cleveland scored on the very next play, the portent of a wild night to come. 2.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Its peaceful stillness and silence can become desolation, and its beautiful bleakness a portent of doom.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of portent
Noun
  • Although all indications have been that Iran has sought to avoid escalation, there remained concerns that without a lasting ceasefire, violence could increase either intentionally or by accident.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • But the fact that its most high-profile phones are still powered by Qualcomm chipsets is an indication of what an incredibly specialized field this is.
    Andrew Williams, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of indication
Noun
  • They have been associated with bad omens, according to English-language accounts of Japanese folklore.
    James Doubek, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Both make strong cases that U.S. security and prosperity depend on naval dominance, and both are laden with omens that commercial waters will once again turn violent.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Definition of omen
Noun
  • Strokes are considered medical emergencies and treatment should be instituted within 3 hours of onset of symptoms for the best outcome, according to the veterinarian website.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Now, those employees are being monitored for symptoms.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of symptom
Noun
  • Clark’s introductory press conference with the Fever was a harbinger of things to come: a male reporter appeared to make a cringeworthy attempt at flirtation with Clark; he was suspended and prohibited from covering the Fever.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Pop Mariah Carey’s whistle register is now a harbinger of the Christmas season.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of harbinger
Noun
  • One possible clue comes from Hawaii, where Mangione lived at one point at a cooperative living space called SurfBreak.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE at Hallmark's Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story premiere, the duo gave fans a few clues as to who the network's inaugural Finding Mr. Christmas winner could be.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of clue
Noun
  • In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of presage
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