Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadowers
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Many scientists believe that the vocal systems of great apes were too limited to be considered precursors of human language, but the work of Crockford, Berthet and their colleagues suggests otherwise.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026 -
These foods don’t have sky-high amounts of melatonin, and some contain more precursors to melatonin than the hormone itself, Tahir says.—
Sarah Klein,
Time,
28 May 2026
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Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.—
Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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But this regime is not going to be toppled by appeals to their humanity, to the angels of their better nature.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Orlando’s greatest tribute to the 49 angels lost on that horrible night will be the love, kindness and compassion that define the city a decade later.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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The reason is that the 1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello’s arrival was one of the heralds of the Ferrari of today, the one building cars with both world-beating performance and everyday usability.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Noun
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If canaries in coal mines were harbingers of safe conditions, surely piping plovers at Waukegan Beach mean the city is overcoming its polluted past.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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In recent years, there have also been reports of vandalism and attacks on robotaxis and delivery robots, which some see as harbingers of a high-tech future not everyone asked for.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His deputies and outriders are not quite so deft.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Churchill Downs outriders, jockey agents, jockeys Florent Geroux and Julian Leperoux, as well as members of Lukas' barn staff also sat in the crowd.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
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One of the body’s natural defense mechanisms against a virus like COVID or influenza is the release of cytokines, proteins that act as chemical messengers helping to coordinate the immune system’s response.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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More than 11,000 delegates, known as messengers, were attending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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