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  • 61forecast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. predict, divine, prognosticate; foretell, presage, portend. See prediction, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prediction, prognostication, prognosis, projection, outlook, guess, estimate, budget,… …

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  • 62foreshadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. prefigure, foretoken (see prediction). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prefigure, presage, portend, imply; see foretell . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give an indication of something in advance:… …

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  • 63foretell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. presage, portend; forecast, prognosticate, predict. See prediction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. predict, prophesy, prognosticate, divine, foresee, announce in advance, forecast, soothsay, tell fortunes …

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  • 64foretoken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. omen. v. t. foreshadow. See prediction. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, portend,… …

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  • 65portend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. signify, presage, augur, forebode, foreshadow, omen, foretoken, mean. See prediction, threat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. forecast, predict, herald; see hint , warn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 66precedence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coming before Nouns 1. precedence, coming before; superiority, importance, preference; priority, preexistence; antecedence, precedency, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, pecking order. 2.… …

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  • 67prefigure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. presage (see prediction); imagine, envisage. See imagination. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. symbolize, signify, indicate; see mean 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give an indication of something… …

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  • 68presage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. portent, prophecy, augury, forecast, omen; prediction, precursor, harbinger, forerunner; inkling, promise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. augur, forecast, predict; see foretell . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I …

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  • 69prognosticate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. prophesy, foretell, augur, predict. See prediction. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference:… …

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  • 70rank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lush, luxuriant, vigorous; coarse; malodorous, fetid, rancid, offensive; arrant, extreme, gross. n. row, line; position, caste, quality; status, grade, standing, footing. See repute, badness, class …

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