Thesaurus results for FORESHADOWED

foreshadowed

verb

past tense of foreshadow

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 Roberts’s quip foreshadowed his opinion on behalf of the Court holding that near-universal birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause. — Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 As Sam Khan wrote yesterday, the SWC also foreshadowed the future of college football. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Were clues about the finale foreshadowed in The Sopranos? — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 The Drama Desk Awards have long foreshadowed triumphs at the Tony Awards. — Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot. — Ryan Brennan april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot with Gritty lurking behind it, doing his signature staredown. — Ryan Brennan april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 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. — Steve Lackmeyer, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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Many predicted this sort of mission-creep when VAR was in its infancy, and those warnings have proven well-founded.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Hurricanes are predicted to grow stronger and spin up faster, too, having a more damaging effect.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of predicted

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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

Definition of prefigured

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His team also collapses down the stretch and even though its not implied, the link is obvious that Mayfield’s health is a contributing factor.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But the inference is that the rankings implied where the quarterbacks stood entering 2026.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026

Definition of implied

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Such an outcome seemed highly improbable when the loan agreement was struck with Barcelona; all parties anticipated his move would be made permanent.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Of particular interest are the human remains, which are anticipated to provide information on the diet and living conditions of the area’s inhabitants at the time.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

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