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
Knicks fans have been leaning into the joke, posting TikTok edits foreshadowing Gotham-like anarchy.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 27 May 2026
The Drama Desk Awards have long foreshadowed triumphs at the Tony Awards.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Then came the even hotter hot mess of the Producer Price Index, which tracks wholesale prices that businesses pay one another and tends to foreshadow changes to consumer prices.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 27 May 2026
The Drama Desk Awards have long foreshadowed triumphs at the Tony Awards.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Then came the even hotter hot mess of the Producer Price Index, which tracks wholesale prices that businesses pay one another and tends to foreshadow changes to consumer prices.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for foreshadow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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Over the course of one phantasmagoric evening, Robin witnesses events that prefigure the Revolutionary War.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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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
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To be clear, many predicted the team to have a solid showing, with several calling on them to make it out of the group stage.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Which top college and international prospects do pundits predict the Mavs will target with the ninth pick?—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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Worries about neighborhood gentrification, implying a new tourist destination is all downside.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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With bitcoin, there will always be winners and losers in exchange which, by its very name, implies only winners.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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And his drive hasn’t faltered since; now, Brunson is heralded for saving the struggling franchise after Saturday’s victory.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Trump heralding the agreement as the exact opposite of the JCPOA deal former President Barack Obama agreed to with Iran a decade ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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There was the irony of starting with a tune anticipating the end, and literally just before the start of summer.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The evening faceoff − titled UFC Freedom 250 − has been much anticipated by conservatives and panned by Democratic critics.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 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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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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As part of that, Warsh said the Fed could make changes to its usual release of projections every three months showing where Fed officials foresee interest rates, the economy and inflation heading.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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