foreshowing

verb

present participle of foreshow
as in telling (of)

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  1. presaging
  2. foretelling
  3. indicating
Verb
  • Yet the book is also about the disappearance of time and places, with summer’s end presaging more permanent losses.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Andy Cohen was lost to the wormhole, presaging more losses to come.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Definition of presaging
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  • 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
  • The Guardian similarly noted more than a dozen $100,000 bets on prediction markets foretelling the February air strikes on Iran, while The New York Times last month reported 150 bets of $1,000 or more predicting the start of the war.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of foretelling
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  • Scores typically range from 6 to 10, with higher numbers indicating more aggressive cancer.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The photo is from July 22, indicating that Biles had already undergone the procedure at the time of posting.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of indicating
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