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
Analysts are now looking to see further evidence of Apple's AI strategy, strong iPhone 17 demand that was foreshadowed in the previous quarter's results and whether memory costs are actually affecting its gross margins.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Those numbers, above the Fed’s preferred 2% mark, foreshadow a lack of movement in interest rates this week.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Sadly, Ilya may still have to do this, as foreshadowed by his brother’s homophobia and his disillusionment with Russia writ large.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Anytime is an excellent opportunity to revisit Maverick's friendship with Goose (Anthony Edwards), his rivalry with Iceman (Val Kilmer), and the iconic volleyball match that foreshadowed Maverick's football game.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Those numbers, above the Fed’s preferred 2% mark, foreshadow a lack of movement in interest rates this week.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Sadly, Ilya may still have to do this, as foreshadowed by his brother’s homophobia and his disillusionment with Russia writ large.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Anytime is an excellent opportunity to revisit Maverick's friendship with Goose (Anthony Edwards), his rivalry with Iceman (Val Kilmer), and the iconic volleyball match that foreshadowed Maverick's football game.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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Military action in Venezuela today without allies may prefigure action tomorrow against allies—for example, to invade and annex Greenland.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Chess by telegraph also prefigured chess played through other means of telecommunications.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Dec. 2025
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Longitudinal studies across diverse populations will be needed to assess whether shifts in the oral microbiome can predict future weight gain, insulin resistance, or cardiometabolic decline, and perhaps most excitingly, whether modifying one's oral ecosystem alters systemic metabolic markers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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Huntington predicted that a new conflict would rage after the demise of Communism.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Seattle is currently +800 (8-to-1) to win a second straight title, implying a roughly 11 percent chance of a repeat.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bank's forecast implies upside of 98% from Friday's close.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Qatar four years ago, Ronaldo not starting that tie against Switzerland seemed to herald the end of his international career.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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There are also celebrations heralding the Year of the Horse in Fountain Valley and Santa Ana on Saturday.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, so anticipated was Vonn’s race that the IOC rescheduled its daily media briefing with reporters to avoid conflicting with the women’s downhill.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post’s renowned sports section, the elimination of its photography staff and sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington and overseas.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 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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Some foresee this leading to a sort of explosion in the intelligence of AI systems, while others caution that such iteration might work to increase capabilities in some domains — like software engineering — while AI systems will continue to struggle on cognitive or physical abilities.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The plan also foresees coordination on investment, geological mapping and rapid responses to supply chain disruptions.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadow. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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