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noun

plural of foretoken
as in indicators

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verb

present tense third-person singular of foretoken
as in cautions

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  1. indicators
  2. cautions
  3. signs
  4. alerts
  5. signals
  6. foreshadows
  7. declarations
  8. envisages
Noun
  • These indicators can range from elevated blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar to impaired mobility or poor sleep.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The index is a weighted sum of six sub-indices that are derived from Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, PMI comments trackers and PMI commodity price and supply indicators that are compiled by S&P Global.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of indicators
Verb
  • The column cautions, however, that any production increase would take time and require more refinery capacity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Marine Mammal Center cautions against getting too close to sea lions and whales, for everyone’s safety.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cautions
Noun
  • With midterm elections weeks away, Republicans face signs that some of those gains are slipping.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • With hindsight, there were warning signs, said Constanze Stelzenmüller in the Financial Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of signs
Verb
  • Tally alerts employees to any misplaced or out-of-stock items.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, monitoring usually alerts you after activity occurs.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of alerts
Noun
  • With early signals that are ambiguous and without a clear shock, mobilization lags.
    — Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That shows that the demand is there, and then the demand signals trickle down.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of signals
Verb
  • And the angelic youth Dorian Gray’s deadly descent into vanity and vice—ignited by a hubristic obsession with his own image—eerily foreshadows the grim trajectory of Wilde’s later years.
    — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Early on, there’s a moment that foreshadows what the real debate is (or should be).
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreshadows
Noun
  • The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands both requested emergency disaster declarations on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Importers must determine which products are covered, calculate the financial implications, and ensure their customs declarations reflect the applicable requirements.
    — Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of declarations
Verb
  • Significantly more advanced than the Lego Apollo Lunar Rover, this set envisages the engineering that could support future moon exploration.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of envisages
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“Foretokens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretokens. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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