foreshadow
verb
fore·shad·ow
fȯr-ˈsha-(ˌ)dō 
foreshadowed; foreshadowing; foreshadows
: to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
The hero's predicament is foreshadowed in the first chapter.
Examples of foreshadow in a Sentence
Her early interest in airplanes foreshadowed her later career as a pilot.
The hero's predicament is foreshadowed in the first chapter.
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But the tension on display at the four-day gathering foreshadowed the treacherous political waters that Vance, or anyone else who seeks the next Republican presidential nomination, will need to navigate in the coming years.
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Albert Einstein Middle School Principal Chase Tafoya said the district’s fiscal challenges are not unprecedented, but were foreshadowed by financial challenges in the past.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
With hindsight, those undertones seemed to foreshadow real-world horrors to come.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Albert Einstein Middle School Principal Chase Tafoya said the district’s fiscal challenges are not unprecedented, but were foreshadowed by financial challenges in the past.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
With hindsight, those undertones seemed to foreshadow real-world horrors to come.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
This marked Kalshi’s first partnership with a major news organization and, according to several close observers of the media business and gambling industry, could foreshadow a deluge of similar deals.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foreshadow
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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreshadow. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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foreshadow
verb
fore·shad·ow
-ˈshad-ō
: to give a hint or suggestion of beforehand
foreshadower
noun
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