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as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an outspoken herald of prison reform
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as in harbingers
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
the American robin—the herald of spring in the North
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as in foreshadows
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come
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as in announces
to make known openly or publicly
herald the great tidings to all the world
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Recent Examples of heralds
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
The show’s camera language has slowly opened up to be more dynamic, more open to movement, more open to the change in society that Season 3 heralds.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Production has wrapped on director Michael May‘s horror feature Where Darkness Dwells, which heralds from the producers of genre movies including Shelby Oaks and 12 Hour Shift.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The independent Fed has been one of the pillars of the globalised world system of the past forty years – and the snuffing out of its independence heralds the unravelling of that system.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Each year, the festival heralds a new TIFF People's Choice winner, with the recipient often going on to win or be nominated for Best Picture at the following year's Oscar ceremony.
—EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
However, not all investors believe that the bill heralds that much of a positive change.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
From a crop top and miniskirt to a pale pink and orange zip-up and matching sweatpants, the 22-year-old’s fashion in the shoot heralds a modern-day revival of the early 2000s aesthetic.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Pic heralds from Deadpool and John Wick director David Leitch and Bullet Train producer Kelly McCormick’s 87North, and Bill Bindley and Mike Karz’s Gulfstream Pictures (Upgraded), which financed the movie.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
The show’s camera language has slowly opened up to be more dynamic, more open to movement, more open to the change in society that Season 3 heralds.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
San Saba heralds itself as the Pecan Capital of the World.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Production has wrapped on director Michael May‘s horror feature Where Darkness Dwells, which heralds from the producers of genre movies including Shelby Oaks and 12 Hour Shift.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The independent Fed has been one of the pillars of the globalised world system of the past forty years – and the snuffing out of its independence heralds the unravelling of that system.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Each year, the festival heralds a new TIFF People's Choice winner, with the recipient often going on to win or be nominated for Best Picture at the following year's Oscar ceremony.
—EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
However, not all investors believe that the bill heralds that much of a positive change.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
From a crop top and miniskirt to a pale pink and orange zip-up and matching sweatpants, the 22-year-old’s fashion in the shoot heralds a modern-day revival of the early 2000s aesthetic.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralds
Noun
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However, proponents of the bill say the veto will result in more exposure to toxic chemicals.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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My grandmas are big proponents of a few spritzes, but caution against too many.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These could be harbingers of bigger things to come.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Opening with ominous footage of electrical towers and power lines trembling in high winds, the film swiftly foreshadows the disaster with drone shots of small towns surrounded by miles of forest.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dido’s wonderfully operatic dying curse on her former lover foreshadows the future wars between her people and the descendants of the treacherous Trojans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nestlé announces layoffs Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil announced in a LinkedIn post on Thursday that the company is laying off more than 16,000 employees—mostly white-collar positions—to cut costs.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … PAY TO STAY – Department of Homeland Security announces $1,000 immigration parole fee.—
,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Calls for the United States to return astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade have been increasingly loud and frequent, emanating from bipartisan lawmakers and science advocates alike.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Though some might be confused by insurance companies sending letters urging consumers to get screened, some advocates say any awareness about colon cancer screening is welcome.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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TalentSmart found that emotional intelligence predicts up to 58 percent of job performance.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Niccol envisions Starbucks' app evolving to use AI that predicts and prepares orders based on customers’ location and previous ordering habits.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When the investigation closes the agency publishes a final report — a public document.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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When Pew publishes its next Religious Landscape Study, around 2030-31, what will this graph look like?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Heralds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heralds. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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