Thesaurus results for FORESHADOW

foreshadow

verb

fȯr-ˈsha-(ˌ)dō

Definition of foreshadow

as in to prefigure

to give a slight indication of beforehand a series of small tremors that foreshadowed the massive earthquake the next day

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Recent Examples of foreshadow That blaze foreshadowed a fire that destroyed Arlington Park in 1985. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 In May, Brink told Footwear News that the P400 Low was well-equipped for her style of play and that the 740 was one of her favorite off-duty shoes — perhaps foreshadowing the Malibu Melt pack that was to come. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 July 2026 The word also refers, indirectly, to the story itself, foreshadowing the twists and turns to come. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 When asked if these renovations are foreshadowing an upcoming announcement — perhaps of Charlotte hosting a Super Bowl — Coleman said no plans are currently in place. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreshadow

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On the city’s West Side, the site of storied clubs such as Silvio’s as well as the Maxwell Street Market, blues musicians developed a style of electric blues in the 1950s that typically included a horn section (prefiguring soul music).

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of prefigure

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So far, the models used to predict and plan for sea level rise, for instance, aren’t even taking it into account.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?

— John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of predict

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But when two students are interacting with one another, Pfefferkorn noted that implies some level of institutional responsibility.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Jefferies initiated research coverage of the financial services company with a buy on Friday, setting a price target of $760, implying almost 22% upside from Monday’s close.

— Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of imply

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And such momentous changes as bringing back Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator and the Chiefs signing Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to revive their running game heralded Reid’s recognition of the moment.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Homer’s works have long been heralded for highlighting the physical and psychological wounds of war.

— Amy S. Badura-Brack, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Definition of herald

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Fernando anticipates an impact crater nearly 90 feet across and 16 feet deep (27 meters across and 5 meters deep), too small to see from Earth but visible to spacecraft.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
First, the system has been overwhelmed with disputes — millions more than government officials had anticipated.

— Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of anticipate

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In between, works by contemporaries complicate superficial ideas about his meteoric genius, and small, delicate drawings teem with an abundance of ideas — paintings never made, thoughts adumbrated then abandoned.

— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
Nothing in America’s tepid 19th-century contributions to European classical music adumbrated it; nor did the homely and sometimes hokey popular songs of Stephen Foster.

— Heather Mac Donald, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019

Definition of adumbrate

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