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foretokened

verb

past tense of foretoken
as in cautioned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretokened
  1. cautioned
  2. alerted
  3. foreshadowed
  4. visualized
  5. envisioned
  6. forewarned
  7. envisaged
  8. predicted
Verb
  • Ortega cautioned that there can be other factors at play when food prices go up or down.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While Friday’s data looked positive at first glance, economists cautioned that due to seasonal factors, the month of August often faces revisions to its employment data later in the year.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of cautioned
Verb
  • Five days later, an anonymous caller alerted the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division that Deutsch was allegedly physically and mentally abusing the child.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Six days earlier, Ross’ former campaign manager alerted the Joplin Police Department that Ross was attempting to plant drugs on his opponent, according to an affidavit submitted by FBI agent Brandon Bernhardt.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of alerted
Verb
  • And his cynical dealings in Washington foreshadowed a toxification of US politics that now runs rampant.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That framing foreshadowed a moment a few months later that would push Carney even further onto the world stage.
    — Desiree Adib, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of foreshadowed
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  • Fraser’s sculptures at the Whitney realize, in three dimensions, the sacrifice that de Monteflores’s paintings had visualized decades earlier.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of visualized
Verb
  • That means his path to the Dodgers’ postseason roster will likely be as a left-handed bat off the bench, essentially the role the club envisioned for Dalton Rushing before his most recent IL stint.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The rocket was always envisioned to have a reusable first stage, though making that happen took a while.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Anyone writing about this will have to be careful about spoilers, so readers here should be forewarned this review will give away one of the main early plot reveals.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Bloomberg's Mark Gurman forewarned these price increases were coming.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of forewarned
Verb
  • Among the threats envisaged were missile strikes from neighboring Russia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Tartus and the newer Hmeimim ultimately never realized the full strategic potential Moscow not long ago envisaged for them.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisaged
Verb
  • Higher confidence in generative AI predicted less critical thinking about the output.
    — Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • So far, though, there’s little sign of job displacement on the scale that the two tech barons predicted.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of predicted
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