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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefigurement
Noun
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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 -
Is this a foretaste of the next four years?—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
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As the two settle into their new house, Michael Shanks, the film’s Australian writer-director, pulls an anything-goes series of shocking portents.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The information released by the state to the public gives no indication what might happen if an inmate survives the initial shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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For various examples and further detailed indications about expert personas prompting, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump has had experience with the omens special elections can carry.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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In a further good omen for Cleveland, the Celtics went on to win the title that year.—
Matias Grez,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What to know to recognize the symptoms How to get rid of acid reflux In most cases, acid reflux can actually be eradicated for good.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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They can also be used when investigating symptoms relating to the heart or the other internal organs, or to take a closer look at bones and joints.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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An eight-game losing streak in the first month of 2022 was a harbinger of what was in store for Tony La Russa’s final season as Sox manager.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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From Chipper Jones in 1999 to Edwin Encarnación in 2013, Dotel was a harbinger of what pitching has become.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pre-draft visitors often offer clues about which players or positions the Pittsburgh Steelers will be targeting.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In turn, scientists tried to understand what clues gave the fishermen unique insight.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 24 Apr. 2025.
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