Thesaurus results for ADUMBRATING

adumbrating

verb

present participle of adumbrate

as in foreshadowing

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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Weeks before the election, the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC allied with House Speaker Mike Johnson, shifted resources away from Kean's race to other critical contests, foreshadowing the 7th District outcome.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Back in virtual Brooklyn, Friday sneaks into Jocasta’s loft to spy as Jocasta works through a heaping helping of foreshadowing about her phantom partner on the Nest nanobots.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of foreshadowing

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And with forecasts predicting a wetter winter, last week’s flooding may be a preview of what’s to come.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
The new model is designed to capture those differences, predicting the effects of genetic variants on individual cell types and states.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of predicting

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The analysts cut their price target to $400 from $450, though still implying nearly 20% upside from yesterday's close.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
Trump was implying Ukraine was in a weak negotiating position and did not have the military resources to fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of implying

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That institutional knowledge could prove particularly valuable in anticipating Democratic oversight strategies, identifying potential vulnerabilities, and preparing the administration to counter congressional investigations.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
That deadline has come and gone, and with it, additional bills that Brown wasn't anticipating.

— Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of anticipating

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Some pundits are heralding the end of Nike’s chokehold on the athlete marketing space, while others predict a turn toward a more varied sector.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Analysts say the student group and Vucic are polling closely, heralding a tight race and a referendum-like atmosphere.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of heralding

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Perhaps foreseeing the end of his own long walk in the woods, Redford sold the Sundance Mountain Resort in 2020 to Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026
Nate Davis does the honors again, foreseeing the winners of all 272 regular-season games to propose win-loss records for all 32 teams.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

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