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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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Michals’s first mature artistic series would foreshadow his later interests.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026
Earlier poem-scrolls appear here, too, written in a style that foreshadows the graffiti Wong would come to love decades later.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
That probably foreshadowed Burke's ability to improve the shape of his secondaries.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreshadow. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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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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