prefigurement

Definition of prefigurementnext

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Noun
  • On the announcement day, Astera Labs jumped about 11% and Rocket Lab around 9%, a foretaste of the flows to come.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • However, there is a way to get a foretaste of the menu.
    Ella Gonzales May 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • There were no immediate indications yesterday that US intelligence had knowledge of a specific plot that prompted the warning.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The referee on the field, Raphael Claus, has previously been investigated for match fixing in Brazil, though of course, there's no indication that this was a motivating factor in this case.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Diarists and observers, including hymn writer John Newton and militia officers, often treated the event as an omen reflecting the gravity of the Revolution.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • This pick is also not a great omen for 2024 lottery pick Nikola Topić.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
  • The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The world looked to the social elite as the ultimate harbingers of style trends and sophistication, giving them a cultural cache and, in turn, a sense of power.
    Moises Mendez II, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • And so those last 25 minutes served as a bizarre risk-management experiment that is likely to be a harbinger of what is to come in this tournament.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The clue is The Growing Season, some of the answers are things like bloom and flourish, and the answer, somehow, is summer time, not spring time.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • These are huge clues to a fabric's authenticity and potential value.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
    Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Prefigurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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