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
Walton’s response to being denied a chance to make money off the Hula Hoop craze in the late 1950s foreshadowed a critical part of the Walmart DNA that can be seen in 2026 with the retailer’s purchase of the television company Vizio.
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Steve Lackmeyer, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Vingegaard also secured the best climber’s polka-dot jersey, and took the best sprinter’s green jersey in a show of force that foreshadowed another major battle with Pogačar at the Tour this summer.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
City officials have foreshadowed for months that the changes could be coming.
—Rose Evans
april 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
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Steve Lackmeyer, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Vingegaard also secured the best climber’s polka-dot jersey, and took the best sprinter’s green jersey in a show of force that foreshadowed another major battle with Pogačar at the Tour this summer.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
City officials have foreshadowed for months that the changes could be coming.
—Rose Evans
april 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 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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The pin positions were far more accessible than the previous two days, as McIlroy had predicted.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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That’s for our golf coverage team at Aronimink — Brendan Quinn, Gabby Herzig and Brody Miller — to predict.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Several characters are killed off throughout the new movie, some minor and a few shockingly major, although the ending implies not all of the deaths will be permanent.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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According to Medoza, Peters also implied that the vial of medication, which is not approved by the FDA, also included a blend of drugs, including methamphetamine.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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Martinez has proved, as heralded, to be the great clubhouse presence who provides guidance and leadership.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Brier sees progress in this area but says the time horizon for practical humanoids is longer than what most anticipate.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The two-time Cy Young Award winner is set to rejoin the rotation sooner than anticipated after teammate Tyler Glasnow left a start early this week because of back trouble.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 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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Projecting into the future, Pritchard said the Pacers didn’t foresee another opportunity to land a center of Zubac’s caliber before the start of next season.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Kates does not foresee the Federal Reserve cutting rates anytime soon, particularly before the end of the year, adding that the ongoing conflict with Iran could even lead to interest rate hikes.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadow. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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