foreran

verb

past tense of forerun
as in implied
to give a slight indication of beforehand the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreran
  1. implied
  2. foreshadowed
  3. predicted
  4. heralded
  5. anticipated
  6. prefigured
Verb
  • Raduazo was questioned by the panel over whether the requirement was implied in federal law, rather than explicitly stated, something the lawyer for the Empire State pushed back on.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike Paris or New York, which are exhibitionists and appreciate a certain voyeur, Milan, as Porter implied, resists a single definition.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of implied
Verb
  • Tung’s tenure and resignation foreshadowed years of pro-democracy unrest that culminated in the 2019 protests and Beijing’s repressive national security law.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of foreshadowed
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  • Back in 2009, there was a Department of Homeland Security report that predicted a rise in far-right extremism.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Few could have predicted the club would win its final seven games.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of predicted
Verb
  • By game’s end, heralded UF back Jadan Baugh had just 13 yards on 12 carries.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Segerstrom is also heralded for its hospitality; Reitz is particularly proud that the center received an award from Broadway Across America for being voted the most welcoming spot on Broadway tours.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of heralded
Verb
  • Luca Guadagnino‘s hotly anticipated Sam Altman biopic Artificial held its premiere at the New York Film Festival on Monday night and the first reactions to the movie have already hit social media.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As anticipated, the company, which will be called simply Skydance, has set top roles for Casey Bloys, as co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance DTC, and George Cheeks as head of Skydance TV.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of anticipated
Verb
  • Other Black families tried to hold on under the new regime but ultimately found Wilmington untenable and moved north, joining a local exodus that prefigured the Great Migration.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • In July 1962, Froio prefigured her lifelong involvement with the Hamptons by writing a piece for WWD about what was selling at the boutiques in West Hampton, commenting on the merchandise at stores called Le Sorelle (The Sisters) and Treasure Trove.
    — Lorna Koski, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Definition of prefigured
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“Foreran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreran. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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