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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The show also has a habit of using certain songs to foreshadow particularly tragic moments.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 11 May 2025
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—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
His community was bound together by family, tradition and staunch anti-communist sentiment — which, in a few years, fueled a controversy that foreshadowed a political shift in Little Saigon.
—Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman unwillingly foreshadowed what was to come for his team during the early days of spring training.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Erin Clack, People.com, 11 May 2025
The security threat hanging over the Victory Day parade in Moscow potentially foreshadows the looming challenges for the Kremlin in its ongoing war in Ukraine, which shows precious little sign of abating.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
His community was bound together by family, tradition and staunch anti-communist sentiment — which, in a few years, fueled a controversy that foreshadowed a political shift in Little Saigon.
—Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman unwillingly foreshadowed what was to come for his team during the early days of spring training.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 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 24 May. 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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