foreshadows

present tense third-person singular of foreshadow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of foreshadows 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 His background foreshadows working with his hands. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadows
Verb
  • Whether the virtual particles are really there or not, the math predicts exactly what researchers observe in the real world.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, predicts that the S&P 500 could reach 7,000 by year-end.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the title implies, the stakes increase significantly when bodies start to drop.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That implies the construction of dozens of data centers along the lines of the Stargate Project, which plans to build the first ever 1-gigawatt facilities.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Production has wrapped on director Michael May‘s horror feature Where Darkness Dwells, which heralds from the producers of genre movies including Shelby Oaks and 12 Hour Shift.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The independent Fed has been one of the pillars of the globalised world system of the past forty years – and the snuffing out of its independence heralds the unravelling of that system.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Interest rates to come down Rieder anticipates interest rates will fall as the Federal Reserve continues its rate cuts.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva told Newsweek that AccuWeather anticipates hurricane season to ramp up during its last two months, after a lull in activity over the summer.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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