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
In addition to these monochrome sequences, the main action is intercut with scenes of AJ that foreshadow a solitary interlude for a committed surfer and artist.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The fire in his eyes would rage suddenly, with only a few embers of Mature Vic foreshadowing Angry Vic’s arrival.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Bathrooms are expansive and clad in white marble, foreshadowing the scale of the sublime spa across the street.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot with Gritty lurking behind it, doing his signature staredown.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The fire in his eyes would rage suddenly, with only a few embers of Mature Vic foreshadowing Angry Vic’s arrival.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Bathrooms are expansive and clad in white marble, foreshadowing the scale of the sublime spa across the street.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot with Gritty lurking behind it, doing his signature staredown.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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The race took on the dimensions of a proxy battle between OpenAI and Anthropic, a clash of money and priorities that seems likely to prefigure other midterm contests.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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That prefigured, in a much smaller and less consequential way, Iran’s own actions in blocking the Strait of Hormuz during the current crisis.—
Ioana Emy Matesan,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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Higher education experts predict fiercer competition among colleges trying to attract students from a smaller cohort, as well as potential enrollment declines that could rock an institution’s bottom line.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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But far from hurting retail sales, Lottery officials at the time of the Legislature’s approval predicted potential benefits for brick-and-mortar outlets.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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But Shipper's ground-level data from an organization that has done more automation than most suggests the actual dynamics are more complex, and the resulting opportunity set is different from what the displacement thesis implies.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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To some, this term may imply that these diseases are rare accidents.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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On the same day in May 2015 that President Obama heralded the CCPD, the ACLU-NJ issued a scathing rebuke to the President’s message.—
John A. Shjarback,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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They were heralded as heroes for their bravery in confronting the shooters.—
Michael Smith,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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According to the company, the system is designed to improve how vehicles anticipate surrounding traffic conditions and react to potential hazards.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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As production surged and pipeline capacity expanded, crude began flowing toward the Gulf Coast in volumes that few had anticipated.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
24 May 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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Regardless of Emery’s encouraging assessment back then, Buendia’s overall season record of 11 goals and nine assists underlined a turnaround very few, aside from the midfielder himself, could have foreseen.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Analysts foresee the film exceeding $100 million domestically for the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadow. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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