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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presaging
Noun
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Perez made a very specific prediction on Tuesday night.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025 -
That’s the news from a leaker called Fixed Focus Digital, whose Weibo predictions have included some strong hits and a few misses — so they may yet be proved wrong.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The 49ers being the sixth favorite to win the Super Bowl next year seems insane and more based on past success rather than predicting future success.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Mapping features is not the same as fully predicting behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
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Keep reading for the formulas loved by hairstylists and editors alike.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Below-average hurricane season expected in eastern Pacific The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in a seasonal hurricane forecast released May 22, said that a below-average eastern Pacific hurricane season is most likely.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The fear is staffing and budget cuts will damage the system built over the past 75 years, leading to less precise weather information, including the 5-day and 7-day forecasts, impacting preparedness for severe weather, Fahy said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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But against the odds, his second-season prophecy had come true.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Machar has long regarded himself as destined for the presidency, citing a prophecy years ago by a seer from his ethnic group.—
Cara Anna,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Star projectors can be wondrous to behold, turning a room into a starry display, awash with colors, nebulas and more.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
24 May 2025
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This wondrous feat of real-life derring-do, intercut with multiple other standoffs, transfixes us because a lot of it involves things going spectacularly wrong — again, very much in the Mission: Impossible tradition.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Another is about death itself and the portentous ride to the other side.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Other portentous allegories ensue.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There was also one stupendous line leading from it...—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The stupendous tree trunk jutting up through the middle?—
Anya von Bremzen,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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“Presaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presaging. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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