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
  • Ongoing monitoring generates an enormous amount of information, including sleep, activity, heart rate, blood pressure, glucose, symptoms, medications, coaching notes, and changes in behavior.
    — Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Research suggests women with ADHD enter perimenopause years earlier than those without the disorder and experience more severe symptoms during this menopausal transition.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 26 July 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • Throughout 2026, Sweeney and Braun became increasingly comfortable sharing glimpses of their relationship with the public.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The behind-the-scenes glimpses help feed consumers’ hunger for connection to personal stories.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of glimpses
Noun
  • Wolf offered hints of rotational usefulness last season, but his clock-killing, ball-stopping dribbles to nowhere stood out more in a summer-league environment where his team was actually trying to win.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • There were grassy agave notes, but tasters also mentioned piney, forest flavors, and hints of aromatic cinnamon.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • But there are glimmers of romance, too, courtesy of Hollis’ childhood boyfriend Jack, played by Timothy Olyphant.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • And, notes Fredriksen, in the big picture disasters of the Anthropocene, even glimmers are important.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
Definition of glimmers
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