Thesaurus results for FORESHADOWINGS

foreshadowings

noun

plural of foreshadowing

as in hints

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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And given the lunar ice’s likely extreme age, Dell’Agnello says, tracing its history would offer hints about the origins of Earth’s water as well.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Recently spotted with her husband Justin in Beverly Hills, the model and Rhode Founder’s all-black ensemble was perfectly accessorized with hints of white — a light cardigan tied around her waist and minimalist flip-flops on her feet.

— Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hints

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Standard economic theory says a large enough tax wedge – the difference between tax rates in one jurisdiction compared to another – will induce some residents to relocate and revenue will fall way below predictions.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Here’s the thing, though, about wave elections — and, to be clear, your friendly political columnist is offering no predictions ahead of November.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of predictions

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Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026

Definition of portents

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Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Gates brushed aside the idea that his suggestions might draw pushback from the accelerationist voices in the tech industry.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestions

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The ideology of Third Worldism and the New Agey, anything-goes-style progressivism of the West Coast that Naipaul so keenly lacerates were necessary precursors to the mass death in Guyana.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Jack Kilby, the inventor of the integrated circuit, or microchip, and the handheld calculator—early precursors of AI.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of precursors

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The project heralds from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors behind 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Now Pedicularis had emerged as one of the first heralds of the Arctic summer, its stems wrapped in grayish, silky hairs that protect it like a warm winter coat.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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