as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the far-fetched presagings of self-styled seers about current celebrities
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as in predicting
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as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
people used to believe that a comet presaged a major event, such as the death of a king
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presaging
Noun
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As a result, the level of prediction accuracy was increased significantly, which improved the ability of the company to react to emerging external factors.—
Alexandra Harbert,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025 -
Can the Sky Blues redeem their week from hell, or will the tipsters predictions of more misery ring true?—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This simulation helps in predicting potential impacts and unforeseen outcomes that may arise from format adjustments.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the 36-year-old reality star (whose real name is Angela White) shared her confidence in her 8-year-old daughter's future, predicting that Dream will follow in her family's footsteps and become a businesswoman and a leader.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
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But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.—
Susan Steade,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As per the data provided by Expert Market Research forecasts, the market is expected to grow from $156.31 billion in 2024 to $1,007.23 billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 23%.—
Ashish Sukhadeve,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The sour forecast from the world’s largest retailer dragged down the Dow by more than 650 points, or 1.5%, before ending the day 451 points lower.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The young boy of prophecy gets trampled into a brain-dead coma.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Along with making that prophecy come true, this time around, the roles were reversed, with Allen not having as gaudy of statistics as Jackson but coming away with the honor.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Admittedly, Cowboy Bebop appeared in the wondrous Super Robot Wars T and was masterfully handled.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Importantly, this species challenges the practice of flattening nature’s wondrous diversity into two categories, male and female.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After the game, Dončić warmly greeted his former teammates but also took a few portentous looks at the Mavericks bench during the night.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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This game would have been twice as portentous if Davis had been healthy, but the 10-time All-Star who teamed up with James to lead the Lakers to the 2020 championship is out at least two more weeks with a groin injury sustained in his Mavs debut.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Most of the seven, if not all, are assumed to be the beneficiaries of the stupendous growth of artificial intelligence.—
John Rau,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Witness Rishabh Pant's stupendous 61 that has given India a chance to square the series.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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