foreshow

Definition of foreshownext

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Verb
  • Primary victories for leftist candidates endorsed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani foretell bigger battles for a party trying to win back power nationally.
    Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
  • But the drama here feels too diagrammatic, foretelling a tragic fate from the first scene onward as everyone parties down like their lives depend on it.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Years of turmoil presaged the takeover.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • After hearing these songs, the happier ones at the beginning of the album reveal bits of shadow that Rodrigo has built into them to presage what’s to come — to presage what always comes.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • That bodes well for the flagship Art Basel fair, opening to VIPs at the Swiss city’s Messeplatz on Tuesday.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Housing tends to punch its weight economically, so any boost here certainly bodes well for the bull market.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 June 2026
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“Foreshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshow. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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