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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Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Then came the even hotter hot mess of the Producer Price Index, which tracks wholesale prices that businesses pay one another and tends to foreshadow changes to consumer prices.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
This act of violence, in hindsight, foreshadowed what was to come.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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 30 May. 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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