Thesaurus results for FORESHADOWS

foreshadows

verb

present tense third-person singular of foreshadow

as in prefigures

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 foreshadows The move foreshadows a mandate on purchasing domestic AI silicon, according to a report from The Information. —

Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026 The film smartly foreshadows what will befall Alma and Maggie and Hank. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026 Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn foreshadows an important business conversation. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026 It was shot in 2020, but the story foreshadows events that occurred during its release year (2021) in Guinea, Southeastern Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sudan. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Opening with ominous footage of electrical towers and power lines trembling in high winds, the film swiftly foreshadows the disaster with drone shots of small towns surrounded by miles of forest. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Dido’s wonderfully operatic dying curse on her former lover foreshadows the future wars between her people and the descendants of the treacherous Trojans. —

Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025 The willingness to self-immolate, often in isolation, under heavy surveillance, and with no expectation of immediate results, foreshadows how far Tibetans may be prepared to go to challenge Chinese rule. —

Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025 This background establishes Janalice’s vulnerability and foreshadows her entrapment in trafficking. —

Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 20 Aug. 2025

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The Kamm tail, with its upturned spoiler and flat panel adorned with Ferrari’s signature twin round taillights, is a nod to aerodynamics that prefigures the shape of the Lusso’s spiritual successor, the 275 GTB.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
Tragedy strikes many times in this decades-spanning story, in many forms, but the defining event of Grainier’s life sees his home burned to the ground, an event that eerily prefigures the LA fires of early 2025.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025