harbingered

verb

past tense of harbinger
as in predicted
to give a slight indication of beforehand the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbingered
  1. predicted
  2. implied
  3. foreshadowed
  4. heralded
  5. anticipated
  6. prefigured
Verb
  • Traditional identity systems were built for deterministic behavior, where actions and workflows could be predicted in advance.
    — Oded Hareven, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Some analysts who spoke to ABC News before the earnings report predicted volatility in the share price after investors glimpsed the latest financial disclosure.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicted
Verb
  • On Monday, general manager Brian Cashman implied the Tigers and Orioles asked for Lombard in potential deals for Tarik Skubal and Adley Rutschman, who were acquired by the Dodgers and Red Sox, respectively.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The investment bank downgraded the nation's largest retailer to perform from outperform, and removed its prior $140 price target on the stock, which implied 26% upside from Monday's close.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of implied
Verb
  • Pork Soda, in particular, foreshadowed the weight of nu-metal acts like Korn, who also deployed sagging bass in service of profoundly unsettling narratives.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That blaze foreshadowed a fire that destroyed Arlington Park in 1985.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of foreshadowed
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  • Mid-July heralded two unique events in the history of our court system.
    — Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • With its breezy beat and frozen treat inspiration, the song has naturally been heralded as a song of the summer.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of heralded
Verb
  • While the researchers anticipated a decline, seeing just how much unique genetic diversity had vanished was remarkable.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Spain is anticipated to welcome millions of foreign visitors during the celestial event.
    — Julia Eskins, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of anticipated
Verb
  • Other Black families tried to hold on under the new regime but ultimately found Wilmington untenable and moved north, joining a local exodus that prefigured the Great Migration.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • In July 1962, Froio prefigured her lifelong involvement with the Hamptons by writing a piece for WWD about what was selling at the boutiques in West Hampton, commenting on the merchandise at stores called Le Sorelle (The Sisters) and Treasure Trove.
    — Lorna Koski, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Definition of prefigured
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“Harbingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbingered. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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