as in forerunners
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
her father's successful job interview was seen as a harbinger of better times to come
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as in heralds
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 harbingers
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Few harbingers are more promising than the Swedish singer and producer Robyn.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
Pressure is also building in pockets of the labor market that are typically harbingers of broader stress.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
The surfers, initially viewed by some as welcome curiosities and by others as nuisances, became harbingers of economic salvation through tourism, now the dominant industry, though still a relatively new one.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Keep an eye on these state elections Could these statewide elections be harbingers of what's to come in the 2026 midterms?
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
These could be harbingers of bigger things to come.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
One of the most worrisome harbingers of future affordability is that Florida added more than 700,000 units with gross rents higher than $1,200 monthly between 2012 and 2022.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Eclipses are harbingers of change, often bringing intense shifts in perspective and catapulting us into new realities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Few harbingers are more promising than the Swedish singer and producer Robyn.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
Pressure is also building in pockets of the labor market that are typically harbingers of broader stress.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
The surfers, initially viewed by some as welcome curiosities and by others as nuisances, became harbingers of economic salvation through tourism, now the dominant industry, though still a relatively new one.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Keep an eye on these state elections Could these statewide elections be harbingers of what's to come in the 2026 midterms?
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
These could be harbingers of bigger things to come.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
One of the most worrisome harbingers of future affordability is that Florida added more than 700,000 units with gross rents higher than $1,200 monthly between 2012 and 2022.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbingers
Noun
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The primacy of a central meeting space can be traced to the Greek Empire with the agora, among other forerunners.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Widespread showers across the Bay Area on Wednesday are expected to taper off Thursday before light rain Friday morning heralds the arrival of an atmospheric river Friday afternoon.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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This New Moon occurs in your sign, Sagittarius, which inevitably heralds new beginnings.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Those materials include sodium perchlorate, ammonium perchlorate precursors and nitrocellulose, all key components in solid-fuel rocket motors.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
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But as the precursors have rolled in, co-star Benicio Del Toro — playing a character the audience loves and roots for — has swept nearly every major critics group.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The film smartly foreshadows what will befall Alma and Maggie and Hank.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn foreshadows an important business conversation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The rich-looking denim alternative was a big trend in 2025, with co-signs from Hailey Bieber and Martha Stewart.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Foundation Issues Cracks, gaps, and other signs of foundation settlement are sure to scare potential buyers according to Sain Rhodes, a real estate professional and a customer success manager at Clever Offers.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Barzilay predicts that in many low-income countries AI will soon be integrated into health systems similar to how much of Africa skipped over landlines and went straight to cell phones.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a hole in the outfield, and Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter predicts Bellinger will go back to his former team.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At first, doctors sent them home from the hospital with instructions to monitor her symptoms.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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State health officials urged anyone who develops symptoms to immediately contact their local health department and remain at home unless seeking medical care.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The firm's new price target of $605 implies 17% upside from Thursday's close.—
Liz Napolitano,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Harbingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbingers. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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