foreshadowed

past tense of foreshadow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of foreshadowed And his cynical dealings in Washington foreshadowed a toxification of US politics that now runs rampant. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 That framing foreshadowed a moment a few months later that would push Carney even further onto the world stage. Desiree Adib, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 These decisions foreshadowed what was to come when the docket began. Meena Shah, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 The Pax Mongolica also foreshadowed later forms of global commerce. Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 His striking soprano may have foreshadowed her own music career, but their experiences didn’t inspire her to fully embrace her heritage until much later. Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Pork Soda, in particular, foreshadowed the weight of nu-metal acts like Korn, who also deployed sagging bass in service of profoundly unsettling narratives. Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 That blaze foreshadowed a fire that destroyed Arlington Park in 1985. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 And just like all Greek tragedies, it’s heavily foreshadowed in the first act. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadowed
Verb
  • Higher confidence in generative AI predicted less critical thinking about the output.
    Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • So far, though, there’s little sign of job displacement on the scale that the two tech barons predicted.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bestselling authors, fervent theater-goers, and culture critics alike have all heralded the production as a special chapter in the canon of Black theater.
    Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, Swansea counterpart Vitor Matos has been heralded this season for reviving the sort of eye-catching football played in their Premier League days at the start of the previous decade under Brendan Rodgers and then Michael Laudrup.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Other Black families tried to hold on under the new regime but ultimately found Wilmington untenable and moved north, joining a local exodus that prefigured the Great Migration.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Pasteur’s experiment implied that being alive is hereditary—life, not not-life, begets life.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The documents say that the golf circuit’s largest revenue stream—sponsorships—was about $102 million in 2025 and that the total was 49% of the overall implied $208 million in revenue.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 59th season premiere was highly anticipated following months of turbulence behind the scenes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Nobody anticipated that these same rules would turn out to be an asset in a world shaped by volatility and executive authority.
    JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The head coach foresaw a transition taking place over a 12-to-18-month period, whereby Trafford would eventually usurp Pope, now 34.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Not long ago, Phillies management foresaw Miller as Bohm’s inevitable replacement.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Foreshadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadowed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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