Thesaurus results for FORESHADOWING

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noun

fȯr-ˈsha-də-wiŋ

Definition of foreshadowing

as in forerunner

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event the hero's strange encounter with a grave digger is often seen as a foreshadowing of his own death

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Relevance

foreshadowing

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verb

present participle of foreshadow

as in predicting

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 foreshadowing

Noun

The writer relies on an omniscient point of view, using foreshadowing and flashbacks as well as multiple locations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026 His comments contained a bit of foreshadowing. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

This spring, xAI struck a deal to give Cursor access to its compute infrastructure, foreshadowing similar, larger deals with Anthropic and Google in the future. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026 The final photo in the carousel was of an elderly couple standing side by side and looking out at the water, perhaps foreshadowing Lovato and Lutes growing old together. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreshadowing

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Noun

The city had a history of assimilating such yearners, most notably Madonna, Swift’s forerunner and her own Middle American transplant success story.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 June 2026

Definition of forerunner

Verb

As a result, Kalshi and Polymarket’s World Cup contracts have shown mixed accuracy in predicting match outcomes.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Efforts to mitigate the risks include habitant management, detecting and predicting wildlife moments, and keeping the animals away.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of predicting

Verb

Jefferies on Monday upgraded the footwear company to buy from hold and raised its price target to $130 from $110 — implying 22% upside from Wednesday's close.

— Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Spain was a +133 underdog before the match, implying a 43% chance.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of implying

Noun

For example, a single enrichment run could routinely produce ytterbium-176, the precursor used to manufacture lutetium-177 (Lu-177).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
The faction’s precursors backed ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad’s son-in-law and cousin, immediately after Muhammad’s death in 632.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026

Definition of precursor

Verb

The French back line hesitated for a brief second, anticipating a potential foul, but Porro pressed the advantage and side-footed a shot past Mike Maignan in the 58th minute for the backbreaking goal.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Luke Kuechly had an NFL career built on movement — anticipating, reacting, running and hitting.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

Definition of anticipating

Noun

Things are also tough for their friends, Elle (Yasmin Finney) and Tao (William Gao), whose constant bickering seems to be an ominous portent for their on-again-off-again relationship.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The push for the category, which comes after Hot Ones earned Daytime Emmys noms in 2022 and 2023, carries symbolic portent, given the category’s housing of traditional late night; a nomination would truly signal a passing of the torch.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of portent

Verb

Merck’s Lipfendra achieved similar results to injectable treatments, potentially heralding a new era of easier prevention for people wanting to bring down artery-clogging cholesterol.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 July 2026
Production is already underway in Queenstown, New Zealand, heralding the first Netflix series from its Australia and New Zealand branch to be set and shot in New Zealand.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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