foretastes

noun

plural of foretaste
as in symptoms
somewhat formal a small or short experience of something that will not be fully experienced until later The sudden cold snap gave us a foretaste of winter. These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.

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  1. symptoms
  2. glimpses
  3. hints
  4. glimmers
Noun
  • Women often consult primary care physicians as perimenopausal symptoms develop, and there are significant gaps in menopause knowledge among clinicians who practice internal medicine.
    — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Associated symptoms include acute diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and fever up to seven days.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • In You Can See Everything, glimpses of crewmembers and equipment serve to heighten the immediacy.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • However, a preview on the Haunted World website includes glimpses of circus, alien, ghost and cannibal themes.
    — Hali Smith October 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimpses
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  • The two remain royals, but growing speculation hints that once Prince William ascends the throne, that might change.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But these were mere hints and premonitions of the kind of sway that humans now hold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmers
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