presage
noun
also pri-ËsÄj
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Definition of presage
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presage
verb
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Synonyms for presage
Synonyms: Noun
foreboding, premonition, presentiment, prognostication
Synonyms: Verb
augur, call, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy, read, vaticinate
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Examples of presage in a Sentence
Noun
I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good. the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of springVerb
Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession. events that presaged the civil rights movement
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Signs warning drivers to signal their presence with a honk presage two bends in the narrow pass, which is wide enough for about one and a half cars. — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, "The monastery amid O.C.'s mania," 16 Feb. 2018 The neighborhood went dark at 9:02 p.m. Saturday because of a downed power line â an ominous presage, — Chris Haire, Orange County Register, "Neighbor describes what happened when police officer shot, killed Newport Beach man," 16 Apr. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In the Optimist production, this number is sung twice; its first appearance comes at the top of the show and is rendered by Hero, who unwittingly presages the way she herself will later be undone by Claudio. — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Optimist Theatre's free 'Much Ado About Nothing' leans hard on gags," 8 July 2017 The event presaged the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, a larger citywide revolt and the subject of the monument near which Trump gave his speech Thursday. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "Trump was first U.S. president to visit Warsaw without visiting the Warsaw Ghetto since 1989," 6 July 2017 May 10, 2016 In March, after a terrorist attack in Westminster, Donald Trump Jr. presaged his fatherâs tweets on Sunday, taking a comment that Khan made out of context to criticize him. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "The Panic President," 4 June 2017 And nothing in her life presaged the troubles that would befall her years later. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, "An old lady, a conspiracy and the FBI | Joseph Gerth," 23 June 2017 As if presaging the coming showdown over Trumpâs travel ban, which the Supreme Court could agree to hear any moment, Breyer issued a parting shot that seems aimed at keeping his colleagues on alert about whatâs to come. — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, "How a Shorthanded Supreme Court Gutted a Historic Civil Rights Remedy," 21 June 2017 Jon Ossoffâs defeat would not tell us what will happen 17 months from now in the 2018 midterms any more than Republican Tim Burnsâ defeat in a 2010 Pennsylvania special election presaged that yearâs midterm outcome nationally. — Chuck Todd, NBC News, "The Stakes in Georgiaâs Election Couldnât Be Higher," 19 June 2017 The European Unionâs case against Google presages what a more aggressive regulatory regime could look like here at home. — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Google Just Got Some Record-Breaking Bad News," 27 June 2017 Barry Diller, the former chairman of Paramount Pictures and latter-day Internet eminence, in conversation with V.F. editor Graydon Carter, presaged the demise of the film business. — Jon Kelly, The Hive, "In Portrait: Annie Leibovitz Captures Vanity Fairâs 2016 New Establishment Summit," 19 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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