heralding

verb

present participle of herald
1
as in predicting
to give a slight indication of beforehand the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come

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2
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly herald the great tidings to all the world

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Recent Examples of heralding Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch, bought Chelsea in 2003, heralding a new era of financialization and oligarchic control. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 Merck’s Lipfendra achieved similar results to injectable treatments, potentially heralding a new era of easier prevention for people wanting to bring down artery-clogging cholesterol. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 July 2026 Production is already underway in Queenstown, New Zealand, heralding the first Netflix series from its Australia and New Zealand branch to be set and shot in New Zealand. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 July 2026 By summer 1781, the states had ratified the Articles of Confederation, heralding the new federal government but making no provisions to abolish slavery. — New York Times, 22 June 2026 There has been an outpouring of support on social media for those who stopped to help, heralding their bravery and selflessness. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 High-fashion runways have been heralding a skinny jean renaissance in recent seasons, but the trend has not yet trickled into mainstream retail. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 12 June 2026 Months ahead of the closure, residents are heralding the end of an era. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026 The Warriors’ superstar published a video on social media Monday heralding the deal, which centers around his Curry Brand. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralding
  1. predicting
  2. announcing
  3. foreshadowing
  4. proclaiming
  5. implying
  6. publishing
  7. anticipating
  8. declaring
Verb
  • So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Romo’s acumen for predicting game play drew notice almost immediately, and lent new polish to a broadcast that has been around since the days of Brent Musburger and Pat Summerall.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of predicting
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2026 football season, AJC Varsity is announcing our preseason all-state teams.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness were married for 27 years before announcing their separation in September 2023 and finalizing their divorce in June 2025.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • The regulatory move was seen as foreshadowing a wider approval for these types of products on equities.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of foreshadowing
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  • Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • The authors aimed to save college sports by (restricting the transfer portal) and (hard-capping NIL) but also (kneecapping the Big Ten and SEC) and proclaiming (schools can’t change conferences).
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of proclaiming
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  • In addition, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has repeatedly asserted that inflation needs to be lower to hit the FOMC’s targets, perhaps implying a need for higher interest rates to achieve that.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • In a July 15 note, Baird started its coverage with an outperform rating and $370 price target — implying 27% upside from Friday’s close.
    — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Definition of implying
Verb
  • Anthropic’s statement mentioned that its decision to conduct this review was triggered by OpenAI’s disclosure and commended its rival for publishing the report.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations, IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Definition of publishing
Verb
  • Rachel Barber As Fed policymakers headed into their July meeting in the morning on July 28, traders were split with about 69% expecting no rate move and about 31% anticipating a quarter-point hike, according to CME FedWatch.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Detecting, or even anticipating, this issue is challenging because the work keeps getting done.
    — Kim Meninger, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of anticipating
Verb
  • Montse declaring herself the daughter of God, and that the words her daughters sing are dictated to her by God and part of her mission to save humanity via music.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • The Tates’ triumphant return to Miami functioned as something of a litmus test for conservative personalities, with some declaring that their brand of masculinity had no place in the party.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of declaring

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