as in foreshadowed
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow
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The shift followed bipartisan calls to strengthen America’s semiconductor industry amid rising technological competition with China—a sentiment that foreshadowed the federal government’s own historic actions.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Those rules foreshadowed the sweeping approach now poised to become law.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, such a transition as implied by the current crisis necessitates and implies a coming organizational shift in society, but that could either result in a hideous fascism or in something genuinely utopian.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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During his comeback monologue, Kimmel implied that Carr was violating the First Amendment's right to free speech with the remarks as a government official.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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With Musk pushed out of the administration and DOGE's influence waning, some onlookers predicted in the weeks leading up to the shutdown deadline that the White House would be less eager to terminate more jobs.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, Buckley predicted that the Phillies would broker another four-year agreement to keep their 56-homer bat in the middle of the order for the rest of his prime.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kroger's chocolate milk has been heralded among the chocolate milk competition as particularly tasty.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Colombia is often heralded as a success story.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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The development is anticipated to be built in two phases over a 10-year period, starting with the eastern portion of the site, according to the environmental analysis.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Few state semifinals were as highly anticipated as the Div.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Adumbrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adumbrated. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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