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 His performance and leadership could foreshadow a dramatic improvement in Mizzou’s subpar passing game last season. — Pj Green september 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 And his cynical dealings in Washington foreshadowed a toxification of US politics that now runs rampant. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026 Still, the fairly standard mid-tempo grooves do little to foreshadow the sonic revelations that were soon to come. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 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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His point is that although LLMs, no less than chess engines and other specialist systems, are trained on a specific task—namely, predicting the next word in a text passage—that task is special.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Rather than trying to predict where mortgage rates will go, compare the rates and monthly payments available to you now.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of predict

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The investment bank reiterated a buy rating on Palantir and raised its price target by about 14%, to $250 from $220, implying 44% upside from Monday’s close.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
After last year’s first week of games, the eventual winner, Matthew Stafford, was at +3500 odds, which implies a less than 3 percent chance of winning.

— Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of imply

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The move, which also included staff terminations, underscores a broader shift in Ecuadorian society, at a time when many governments in the region are moving to the political right, away from heralding social inclusion.

— Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
Step Back Uber’s arrival in Nigeria in 2014 heralded a taxi revolution after a couple handful of startups attempted ride-hailing services in Lagos with little success.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of herald

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As baseball owners prepare for a lockout, in a push for the salary cap that would drive franchise values higher, insiders anticipate the MLB expansion fee could settle around or even above the $4 billion range.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Outside of Book Road, a full closure is also in place along 248th Avenue between 95th Street and Trumpet Avenue, which is anticipated to last through the fall.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 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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The head coach foresaw a transition taking place over a 12-to-18-month period, whereby Trafford would eventually usurp Pope, now 34.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Despite the hype, investors don't foresee a big move — and some think the news could prompt investors to offload shares.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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