foreshown

Definition of foreshownnext
past participle of foreshow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshown
Verb
  • Yang foretold his exit, coincidentally or not, in April.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Mansion Languished Jen and Ben’s divorce was foretold, like so many divorces, when the couple listed their house.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In other seasons, that minor miscue would’ve presaged a bitter and deserved ending and another loss to their rivals, who were operating with their backup quarterback Malik Willis after Jordan Love left with a concussion in the second quarter.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Italian Conceptual artist and theorist Franco Vaccari, whose participatory photographic works presaged the logics of social media and helped photography gain recognition as an art form, died on December 12.
    News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Last year’s first-round pick, defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and second-round pick, guard Jonah Savaiinaea, along with a slew of late-round finds, can get a full offseason of development, which boded well for Paul going into his second season.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Foreshown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshown. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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