as in to predict
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
Harvard can make several strong legal arguments against the Trump administration’s actions, as were foreshadowed in the letter to the administration sent by Harvard’s lawyers.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
Your showrunners had foreshadowed Nat’s death in the pilot, with Misty appearing as a vision at the keg party.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
In the first act, a handkerchief dangles in front of the audience which leads to foreshadowing in the second act.
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Watching the earlier ephemerals foreshadows more beauty to unfold in the next several weeks.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
Your showrunners had foreshadowed Nat’s death in the pilot, with Misty appearing as a vision at the keg party.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
In the first act, a handkerchief dangles in front of the audience which leads to foreshadowing in the second act.
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Watching the earlier ephemerals foreshadows more beauty to unfold in the next several weeks.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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For Chadwick and other researchers, frequent eruptions offer the tantalizing opportunity to predict volcanic eruptions weeks to months in advance — something that’s very difficult to do with other volcanoes.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The test predicted that my father’s risk of dying from the disease in the next five years was less than 5%.—
Luisel Ricks-Santi,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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The widescreen, 35mm format prefigured IMAX and other high-density imagery in a way that still stuns on screen.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2025
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It is also prefigured (another Biblical device) by Pharaoh’s order, in Exodus, to kill all male babies born to Hebrew mothers.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Pereira was seemingly addressing frustration, as the post implied he felt disrespected by not getting placement in the main event for UFC 317 this summer.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Jokic wasn’t the conniving villain implied by his pregame wardrobe.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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But the point was enough to secure European football for the first time in three decades, so it should still be heralded.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The movie heralds from FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Fans will be eagerly anticipating their next album, which is on the way.—
Adam Davidson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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In practice, Kearney’s geopolitical dynamics team takes an end-to-end view of what is happening globally, helps anticipate, prioritize and respond to the impacts of what’s happening in the market.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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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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These problems are most exacerbated in the Northwest (61 percent) and West (52 percent) regions, further illustrating the issues that were foreseen out on the West Coast.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
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Quarter-sized hail (1 inch) is foreseen with the incoming storm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2025
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