as in predicted
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 foreshadowed
Those rules foreshadowed the sweeping approach now poised to become law.
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Froome’s contract with the Israel-Premier Tech professional cycling team expires at the end of this year, according to the BBC, which reported that he’s previously foreshadowed that 2025 could be his last year as a professional cyclist.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Thursday’s heavy workload — eight carries, six receptions — further foreshadowed a bounce-back season from the 49ers’ offensive catalyst.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Both players’ scathing assessment of Richardson foreshadowed a roller coaster 2024 campaign that was a lot more down than up.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
But as the emotion of her goodbye foreshadowed, Lauper was going to give her all to her art and give everything from her heart.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hungary was the race that foreshadowed their rivalry one year ago.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Yesterday, the administration foreshadowed cutting all remaining federal funds to Harvard.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2025
Was there a moment that foreshadowed her death?
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Froome’s contract with the Israel-Premier Tech professional cycling team expires at the end of this year, according to the BBC, which reported that he’s previously foreshadowed that 2025 could be his last year as a professional cyclist.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Thursday’s heavy workload — eight carries, six receptions — further foreshadowed a bounce-back season from the 49ers’ offensive catalyst.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Both players’ scathing assessment of Richardson foreshadowed a roller coaster 2024 campaign that was a lot more down than up.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
But as the emotion of her goodbye foreshadowed, Lauper was going to give her all to her art and give everything from her heart.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hungary was the race that foreshadowed their rivalry one year ago.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Yesterday, the administration foreshadowed cutting all remaining federal funds to Harvard.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2025
Was there a moment that foreshadowed her death?
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadowed
Verb
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Tom Chittum, a former ATF Associate Deputy Director had predicted the single shot fired at Kirk indicated a bolt action rifle was used.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Primordial black holes, meanwhile, are theorized to be much more diminutive than even stellar mass black holes, with masses predicted to be anywhere from that of giant planets down to average-sized asteroids.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To get ahead and be heralded as truly talented will continue to be an uphill battle for trans people.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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August, which is heralded as Black Business Month, should have been a time to celebrate the Black labor force.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By contrast, the bright SVGA colors, angular hills, flowing waterfalls, and isometric skyscrapers of SimCity 2000 felt, at the time, like the future implied by its title.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite all this, the valuation implied by StubHub’s listing price is nearly double the combined valuation of StubHub and Viagogo when the latter bought the former in 2020.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The title, which must be the most highly anticipated of the year, already has a cover and release date, but so far, the singer-songwriter has not shared any music from the project.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Six plays later, on third-and-10, Hurts anticipated Spagnuolo sending the house — and the Chiefs did.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nobody outside of the player’s inner circle foresaw this outcome.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Foreshadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadowed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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