foreshadows; foreshadowed; foreshadowing
: to give a suggestion of (something that has not yet happened)
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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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/foreshadow. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.
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