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noun

Definition of prefiguringnext
as in forerunner
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event the preaching of John the Baptist is generally regarded by Christians as a prefiguring of the ministry of Jesus

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verb

present participle of prefigure
as in foreshadowing
to give a slight indication of beforehand the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefiguring
  1. forerunner
  2. foreshadowing
  3. heralding
  4. precursor
  5. presage
  6. predicting
  7. portent
  8. implying
Noun
  • These projects breathed new life into the U.S. conservation movement, the forerunner of today’s climate activism.
    Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2020
  • Embrace change, become a forerunner and refuse to let emotional interference deter productivity.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • Modiri, who also appears as a high-ranking security services hostage negotiator in the film’s final section, inundates his screenplay with aural and visual foreshadowing.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of foreshadowing
Verb
  • Investors, investment bankers, and private equity have viewed the change in Washington as heralding a possible improvement in both mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as well as public equity issuance.
    Randy Watts, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Tubular cantuta flowers sailed by at arm’s length, fiery orange bells heralding our arrival in the town of Aguas Calientes, the Hiram Bingham’s final stop and the gateway to Machu Picchu.
    Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of heralding
Noun
  • Poor sleep is associated with insulin resistance (cells do not respond to insulin to take in blood glucose for energy, causing blood sugar levels to rise), which may be the precursor to prediabetes (having blood sugar levels that are not quite high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes).
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The last time the Democratic Party faced this scale of electoral defeat was also the precursor to its greatest twenty-first-century success.
    Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • 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
  • The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of presage
Verb
  • In addition to financial markets participants overwhelmingly predicting another rate cut is in store, central bank officials have made similar indications.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Now that the Eras Tour has wrapped, StubHub is predicting that Coldplay will reign over live events in 2025.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicting
Noun
  • Cleveland scored on the very next play, the portent of a wild night to come. 2.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Its peaceful stillness and silence can become desolation, and its beautiful bleakness a portent of doom.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of portent
Verb
  • On Tuesday, Wall Street firm Oppenheimer upped its price target on Costco shares to $1,075 each from $980, implying roughly 9% upside from Monday’s close.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023, a provocative paper suggested that this radiation isn’t limited to black holes, implying that everything eventually decays away.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of implying
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