foretokening

present participle of foretoken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretokening
Verb
  • The campaign also stresses that the sirens are geared toward people who are outside during extreme weather, alerting them to seek shelter, Cagann said.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Independence Police Department officials did not immediately respond to questions about whether they were informed of the dog alerting to human remains.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Weather Service are cautioning people to be careful.
    Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • Security experts are cautioning football fans against using team or player names in their passwords, particularly during the ongoing World Cup.
    Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • In retrospect, this sounds like foreshadowing … or at least a good omen.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Moore’s wartime Shelter Drawings depict families sheltering in the London Underground during air raids, while foreshadowing the abstract, organic forms of his later sculpture.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • To help with visualizing a standard pour of wine, five ounces is a little more than a 1/2 cup of liquid.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Although all of the data used to create the Explorer is publicly available, the process of synthesizing and visualizing it required technical expertise.
    Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The Chicago White Sox entered spring training envisioning Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero as the combination behind the plate after both catchers had promising rookie seasons in 2025.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Waddle believed to be missing element Nix didn’t throw a single pass to Jaylen Waddle during the full-team sessions of the offseason program, but that didn’t prevent the third-year quarterback from envisioning the ways Denver’s newest playmaker will impact the offense.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • James alerted the Lakers with enough forewarning before free agency officially begins on Tuesday evening about his future plans.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Gufram and Snarkitecture’s Sculpted Mirror In envisaging the Sculpted Mirror for Gufram, Snarkitecture founders designers Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham carefully studied the theme of reflective surfaces.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Investors have spent years predicting the demise of expensive technology stocks, housing markets, government bonds, currencies, and entire industries.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
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“Foretokening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretokening. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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