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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  1. implied
  2. foreshadowed
  3. predicted
  4. heralded
  5. anticipated
  6. prefigured
Verb
  • The exterior of the Bowden house was found in Atlanta, and then McCall built a set for the interiors that was intended to convey the history implied in the script.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
  • Chief competitor FedEx released its own guidance for the 2026 calendar year, which implied 20 percent earnings per share growth from June through December.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of implied
Verb
  • Roberts’s quip foreshadowed his opinion on behalf of the Court holding that near-universal birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause.
    — Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • As Sam Khan wrote yesterday, the SWC also foreshadowed the future of college football.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of foreshadowed
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  • Many predicted this sort of mission-creep when VAR was in its infancy, and those warnings have proven well-founded.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Hurricanes are predicted to grow stronger and spin up faster, too, having a more damaging effect.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of predicted
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  • Hence, Raymond James heralded a 400% explosion by 2031, and Stifel at the bottom of the range augured a 19% rise.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • But Scottie’s putting, deservedly heralded over the past 18 months, has hindered him.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of heralded
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  • Such an outcome seemed highly improbable when the loan agreement was struck with Barcelona; all parties anticipated his move would be made permanent.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Of particular interest are the human remains, which are anticipated to provide information on the diet and living conditions of the area’s inhabitants at the time.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 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 22 Jul. 2026.

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