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 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 presaging
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Andy Cohen was lost to the wormhole, presaging more losses to come.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Since 2022, Russia has dropped thousands of mines across the Black Sea, presaging Iran's Hormuz blockade by using underwater explosives to deter vessels from docking in Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
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Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Experts are already warning that there may not be enough fertilizer for the next harvest season, presaging lower yields and higher prices.
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Judd Devermont,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Yet the book is also about the disappearance of time and places, with summer’s end presaging more permanent losses.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Andy Cohen was lost to the wormhole, presaging more losses to come.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Since 2022, Russia has dropped thousands of mines across the Black Sea, presaging Iran's Hormuz blockade by using underwater explosives to deter vessels from docking in Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Experts are already warning that there may not be enough fertilizer for the next harvest season, presaging lower yields and higher prices.
—
Judd Devermont,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presaging
Noun
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Sportsbook odds can also reflect risk management and bettor demand, while prediction markets can be influenced by liquidity and trader composition.
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World Cup enthusiasm has given a jolt to prediction market platform Rothera, a joint venture between Susquehanna International Group and Robinhood.
Adjective
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The Right Stuff' (1983) More than three wondrous hours detailing the backstory – in epic Hollywood fashion, naturally – of Americans' first trip to space.
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The fourth launch in the brand's growing collection, inspired by beloved plush stuffy Joelle the Bigfoot, transforms her love of adventure into a wondrous scent for likeminded explorers.
Verb
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But predicting how things will change decades from now is a more daunting task than embracing a gauzy promise.
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That’s why Jim had been stepping up his calls for Meta to start a cloud business , predicting the struggling stock would soar in response.
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The National Weather Service issued an extreme-heat watch at the Grand Canyon for midday Monday through Tuesday, forecasting temperatures that could exceed 110 degrees at the low-elevation Phantom Ranch.
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Preparing for what comes after AGI, the authors write, will take forecasting and benchmarking and continuous monitoring, plus the ability to turn that work into policy quickly, across labs and governments and the research community at the same time.
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In this very funny parody of portentous British novels about nature, a pragmatic young woman goes to live on the family farm with her cousins, the passionately miserable Starkadders, and decides to reform them.
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Like the Gordy scene, this could be a portentous sequence in a much more critical film.
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When temperatures soar and rain is absent from the forecast, your fruit trees may suffer from excessive water loss, sunburn on the leaves, and stunted growth, all of which can disrupt the likelihood of future harvests.
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The forecast is for sweltering temperatures and a possibility of rain.
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Smith’s stupendous catch started an inning-ending double play Wednesday in Toronto helped preserve a tenuous two-run lead and secure that series win.
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Since SpaceX’s stupendous debut, the math governing a potential union has improved substantially.
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At a certain level of writing, you may be visited by prophecy, as happened there.
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Robert Shiller, a Nobel economist, worries that that panic could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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