Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshow
Verb
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But before Othership and Akari Sauna, the 1970 film Deep End foretold this trend in a much creepier and surrealist manner.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Their four-volume distillation of all aspects of the Pittsburgh economy foretold the decline the region would face due to the shifting economic geography of the steel industry and Pittsburgh’s extreme lack of industrial diversification – things local leaders commonly saw as strengths.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The civil rights investigations could presage a lawsuit or lead to a loss of federal funding — which medical schools are particularly reliant on.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tehran has become a direct threat to Gulf national security, a transformation that may presage more military confrontation, economic uncertainty, and less space for regional cooperation, Amr Hamzawy, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes in Foreign Affairs.—
Hadley Gamble,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Three threes in a row don’t bode well.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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That would seem to bode well for him with the Masters next on the horizon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Foreshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshow. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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