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as in feels
a feeling that something bad will happen
I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good
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as in heralds
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring
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as in predicts
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 presages
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The question facing Federal Reserve policymakers, who will meet next week, is whether the employment numbers presages a broader slump.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
But a second round of arguments is a rare occurrence at the Supreme Court, and sometimes presages a major change by the justices.
—Mark Sherman, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2024
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For Swain, the rise of directs presages nothing less than a revolution in the world’s financial markets.
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The tension between those companies and the state, which previously issued cease-and-desist letters to prediction markets, potentially presages a state-by-state conflict that plays out across the country.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for presages
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Monday morning will start chilly, with feels-like temperatures in the 20s and 30s across the area.—
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The Olympics is a ridiculous mixture of hit-you-straight-in-the-feels origin stories and Greek god-level athletic prowess.—
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The indie feature heralds from Benacus Entertainment and RNF Productions.—
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Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.—
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The model predicts target expressions from subtle initial facial changes.—
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The study by Diversified Energy Specialists predicts that smaller fuel dealers will be negatively affected by the policy more than larger companies.—
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The governor-elect’s plans provide hints of how progressives elsewhere will try to tackle affordability problems.—
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No arrests have been announced, nor have police offered any hints for a motive for the killing.—
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
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Ahead of the season premiere, several of her family members spoke about their predictions for how her stint on the show will play out.—
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The youngest chewing-gum seller would adopt the conspiratorial tones of a seasoned Kremlinologist, seeing signs and premonitions in every event.—
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The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.—
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Carol’s favorite, Bella Donna, does not carry the same dark portents.—
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Black cats can be portents of bad luck.—
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In fact, some of you may have found a more spiritual connection to the universe, seeing omens, signs, and visions of what was, what is and what could be.—
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The pattern offers favorable omens for Saquon Barkley, a sports history buff, who breached 1,000 yards rushing with a 132-yard game against the Commanders.—
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“Presages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presages. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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