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
  • Some cautioned that a prolonged war, especially one marred by a steady stream of American casualties and little visible progress, could eventually weigh on recruiting at the margins.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Foley, however, cautioned that trying to pinpoint any one factor of disease growth is probably shortsighted.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of cautioned
Verb
  • Star Vista was first made aware of missing funds after Blanchard retired in 2022, when the nonprofit was alerted to a $50,000 donation that was not deposited to its bank account, prosecutors said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The investors said they were alerted to the company’s financial distress by a September 2025 article published in The Cut.
    — Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of alerted
Verb
  • The Pax Mongolica also foreshadowed later forms of global commerce.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Other Democratic lawmakers have also foreshadowed public hearings and probes about the matter and have supported the state attorneys general lawsuit seeking to stop Paramount’s expansion plan.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 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
  • The country had not elected a Black president or even envisioned a Black first lady.
    — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • From the outset, Schoenbrun asked the designers to look to old moviemaking tricks for inspiration to make the landscapes at the Camp Miasma set as dreamy and immersive as the director envisioned.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Bloomberg's Mark Gurman forewarned these price increases were coming.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The former star of The White Lotus explained that she'd been forewarned the scenes were cut from creator and showrunner Sam Levinson.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Definition of forewarned
Verb
  • Santos is not the marquee signing many United fans envisaged.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The systems envisaged by the plan would provide point defense for important facilities.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisaged
Verb
  • Such a high-profile bout involving McGregor is predicted to become the largest bare-knuckle event ever, further amplifying the sport's growing popularity.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Around this time last year, some of us — ugh, myself — predicted Florida football would be in contention for the College Football Playoff.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicted
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