presage
noun
a presentiment or foreboding.
has presaged
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present perfectof presage (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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From time to time the yield curve can invert, a phenomenon that is considered bad news for the short-term economic outlook and has presaged past recessions.
From Reuters β Nov. 1, 2021
The spread between the yields of shorter- and longer-duration Treasury bonds slipped below zero earlier this year, a so-called yield curve inversion which has presaged recessions in the past.
From Reuters β Aug. 23, 2019
Last year his experiments brought him the Lasker Award, the 22nd time since 1946 that this distinction has presaged a Nobel.
From Time Magazine Archive
In nearly every case, kicking the jester has presaged the fall of the throne.
From Time Magazine Archive
For thousands of years, deforestation has presaged the fall of civilizations.
From Time Magazine Archive
