foretokens 1 of 2

noun

plural of foretoken
as in indicators

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foretokens

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verb

present tense third-person singular of foretoken
as in cautions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretokens
  1. indicators
  2. cautions
  3. signs
  4. alerts
  5. signals
  6. foreshadows
  7. declarations
  8. envisages
Noun
  • Leaders should track key indicators and metrics and create alternative plans in case certain triggers are met.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Vinnie Carbone said there are many positive indicators for the future of Hartford.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of indicators
Verb
  • The research also cautions against treating young adults as broadly sober, which makes wellness-first dating better understood as alcohol-optional rather than anti-alcohol.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That research also cautions against treating young adults as broadly sober, so wellness-first dating is better understood as alcohol-optional.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cautions
Noun
  • The Habitable Worlds Observatory would be the first designed to photograph Earth-like planets — and even search for chemical signs of life within the atmospheres of those planets.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There are signs that Democratic voters, especially, are looking for change, and some young voters argue older politicians can’t truly understand a world transformed by artificial intelligence, rising housing costs and student debt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of signs
Verb
  • Death of the Pastor’s Wife Netflix’s latest docuseries opens in April 2024, when Mica Miller alerts authorities of her plans to take her life and asks them to inform her family of her whereabouts.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Liu signed up to a mailing list that alerts subscribers about rare bird sightings in Southern California.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of alerts
Noun
  • Markey's win comes amid a slew of losses for Democratic incumbents during recent primaries and signals how age has become a divisive factor among the party.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That model made sense when software moved more slowly and source, ownership and process were reliable trust signals.
    — Ken Ammon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of signals
Verb
  • While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of foreshadows
Noun
  • After a week of deliberations and declarations of the Massachusetts jury in Lindsay Clancy‘s triple-murder case being deadlocked, the judge has declared a mistrial today.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These routing announcements are declarations made as entries on a global routing table used by all ASes and the hosting providers serving them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of declarations
Verb
  • However, Hieronimus envisages in the second half of 2026 that turbulences in Chinese domestic airports, due to the change of operator that led to stock issues, will be resolved.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The plan sets limits on how the river would be operated, and envisages water shortages of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in the three Lower Basin states.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Definition of envisages
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“Foretokens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretokens. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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