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
  • Casanova predicts more people will be embracing their natural grays as the weather cools.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hall predicts that if the case goes to trial, Spencer will take the stand in his own defense.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But even the valley’s actual wetlands aren’t always what the name implies.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Given the relative scarcity such an arrangement implies and the NFL’s unmatched reach, commercials that air within that content tend to fly off the shelves.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pic heralds from György Pálfi, whose film Taxerdermia premiered at Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard in 2006 and Final Cut – Ladies & Gentleman screened in Cannes Classics in 2012.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 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
  • The result should be a system that doesn’t just react to the market but also anticipates it.
    Ashish Verma, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Constellation anticipates organic net sales will fall 4% to 6%, down from a previous expectation of 1% growth to a 2% decline.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025

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