prefigure
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Or, more specifically, the scapegoating and vilification of immigrants that prefigured Trump and his “poisoning the blood of our country” Sturm und Drang.
From Los Angeles Times
Indeed, the epic “Rock Show” prefigured McCartney’s plans for conquering the rock ‘n’ roll box office.
From Salon
That certainly wasn’t the first time a Leonard Cohen song seemed to prefigure events that had not happened, or to capture a global state of mind before it fully coalesced.
From Salon
You get some excellent fourth-wall-breaking and a finish that prefigures “Some Like It Hot.”
From Los Angeles Times
They did not expect what this vocabulary prefigured for their lives.
From Salon
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