prefigurement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefigurement
Noun
  • The Art Institute offered a foretaste of the collection through two exhibitions — one focused on Neoclassical paintings, the other on French Revolution-era drawings — in the fall.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Weinstein’s thuggish joke was just one portent of the edgy, borderline sinister air that permeated the party from the very beginning.
    Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The natural threat of the caterpillars has shown up in cultural expressions as a symbolic portent of human mortality, Battisti points out.
    Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As of now, the proposal to ban the play, originally provided by the Green Bay Packers, has been tabled, with no clear indication of the final outcome.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Florida Democrats say Weil’s momentum is an indication of discontent with Trump in the district that is reflected across the country.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has had experience with the omens special elections can carry.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • For Terrier fans who believe in omens: BU defeated Ohio State by the same 8-3 score the last time the teams met in 2009 during an NCAA regional semifinal.
    Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Residents have reported symptoms ranging from sleep disruption to headaches.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Very high doses—more than 5,000 milligrams per day—can lead to magnesium toxicity, causing more severe symptoms like low blood pressure, muscle weakness, and abnormal heart rate.
    Alex Yampolsky, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The downward trend in proficiency, which preceded the pandemic, is a harbinger of the decline of America’s global competitiveness and economic power in the decades ahead.
    Sari Factor, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Trump’s return was widely seen as a harbinger of a second populist wave that would oust establishment figures all over the west.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Kilmer wanted to be a part of the CBS series, which premiered in 2001, that sends contestants to international destinations hunting for clues.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • And now, some experts are scouring this week’s events for clues on the fate of one of Xi’s top generals.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a kind of implicit prayer in this that the withering of today’s Hollywood system is a presage for something better, giving the entire production a painful, nostalgic quality that tugs at your chest even as what unfolds before you is remarkably dumb.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
  • 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
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“Prefigurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurement. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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