Thesaurus results for FORESHADOWING

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noun

fȯr-ˈsha-də-wiŋ

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

Think of it as the internet’s version of dramatic foreshadowing. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026 That was probably apt enough foreshadowing for what was to come. —

Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026

Verb

Bathrooms are expansive and clad in white marble, foreshadowing the scale of the sublime spa across the street. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Or maybe, as some eyebrow-raising posts on social media jokingly teased, foreshadowing a possible papal presidential run? —

Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreshadowing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadowing

Noun

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
In 2007, the Oatley family opened Qualia, their 30-acre flagship property and the forerunner of Australia’s luxury lodges.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026