foreshadower

noun

as in precursor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadower
  1. precursor
  2. forerunner
  3. foretaste
  4. forewarning
  5. angel
  6. harbinger
  7. advertiser
  8. messenger
Noun
  • People with Down syndrome carried an extra copy of the gene for the amyloid precursor protein.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The company says its indigo process uses soluble precursors that oxidize into insoluble pigment within the textile, avoiding the chemical reduction step used in conventional indigo dyeing.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • The not unappealing gridded face is divided into much larger elements than Mies’ forerunner across the street.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • He is revered in the Christian church as the forerunner of Jesus.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • On the announcement day, Astera Labs jumped about 11% and Rocket Lab around 9%, a foretaste of the flows to come.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • However, there is a way to get a foretaste of the menu.
    — Ella Gonzales May 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Definition of foretaste
Noun
  • Highway Superintendent Jim Polarek had already given county officials a forewarning at a recent meeting to discuss how to pay for storm recovery efforts that the requests were coming.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That forewarning came to pass, with the Galaxy S26 launching at a higher price than its predecessor in select markets.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of forewarning
Noun
  • Among them was former Airbnb executive and angel investor Joe Zadeh and his wife, Becca, each regular Menabóh customers.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But noting fashion was always his number-one love, Lak debuted his new genderless brand, Sanderlak, with backing from angel investors in 2025.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of angel
Noun
  • In Korea and Japan, for example, robots are viewed as reliable, time-saving helpers, not professional rivals or harbingers of doom.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The hottest topics waffle between Nick Sirianni’s job security and the treatment of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots, none exactly harbingers of good news.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of harbinger
Noun
  • The primetime averages for Fox News in the third quarter fell 17% among overall viewers and nearly 25% in the advertiser demo.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That’s four times as much as the next largest political advertiser that day.
    — Marisela Cruz Jillian Anthony Marisela Cruz, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertiser
Noun
  • These exchanges often have very little to do with what’s actually happening in your life and much more to do with something unsaid or unresolved with the messenger.
    — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • They were meant to act as messengers between the living and the deities.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of messenger
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