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
The episode generates suspense by foreshadowing a second existential threat—one that intriguingly complicates Sinatra’s motivations with regard to power siphoning.
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Judy Berman, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Those contentious talks foreshadowed the extended lockout in the winter before the 2022 season.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The shift reflects a broader transformation in how AI labor is valued—one that is reshaping workplace norms and could foreshadow similar pressures in other sectors as automation and innovation accelerate.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Although violence has often foreshadowed elections in Bangladesh, analysts say this vote is widely seen as especially volatile.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Those contentious talks foreshadowed the extended lockout in the winter before the 2022 season.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The shift reflects a broader transformation in how AI labor is valued—one that is reshaping workplace norms and could foreshadow similar pressures in other sectors as automation and innovation accelerate.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Although violence has often foreshadowed elections in Bangladesh, analysts say this vote is widely seen as especially volatile.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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The Kamm tail, with its upturned spoiler and flat panel adorned with Ferrari’s signature twin round taillights, is a nod to aerodynamics that prefigures the shape of the Lusso’s spiritual successor, the 275 GTB.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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The hills prefigure the burial mounds of the Scythian warrior-nomads of Siberia as well as the festive bonfires of the pagan Slavs—a tradition that continues even today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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Temperatures are predicted to be in the 50s at start time and rise into the 60s as the first athletes cross the finish line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Others stake out a middle ground, predicting an AI transition that will be difficult but ultimately positive.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, sources from the other side of the equation imply that a hold-out/hold-in is coming.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
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As the material appears to shift from soft to hard, the outward and downward movements of the tubes no longer suggest the gentle pressure of filling and escaping air, but imply a decidedly more violent bending and crushing of metal, as if the tubes had been pushed out of shape against their will.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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In October, DeSantis heralded an announcement by Department of Homeland Security officials that Florida had been awarded a $608 million reimbursement.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Zacharias' surprised expression is highlighted by light heralding the arrival of Gabriel, the museum said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Grim Reaper, however, anticipated our executions, and many good people left.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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Analysts at Rystad anticipate the price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, could increase by $20 when trading opens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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Trump, however, is cynical enough to foresee these future threats to the Anglo-American advantage of the status quo.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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This can lead to surprise winners — nobody foresaw Uno-X’s Søren Wærenskjold taking victory last season.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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