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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
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The reason is that the 1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello’s arrival was one of the heralds of the Ferrari of today, the one building cars with both world-beating performance and everyday usability.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The movie heralds from FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared, Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
New studies, however, clearly show that medical marijuana is not nearly as effective as the pro-marijuana lobby heralds.
—Mike Gimbel, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 June 2026
This shift in economic ties heralds a much larger, global shift in the way these countries are financed, developed and employed.
—Alex Daruty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Hekt’s debut album heralds a union between the left-field pop scene of his native Copenhagen and the influential Glasgow label Numbers, whose formidable run of 2010s releases—including several landmark SOPHIE singles—has left a neon imprint on the new Danish vanguard.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Baisakhi heralds the beginning of the harvest season in Punjab, and farmers come together to celebrate the abundance provided by nature.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Charlie Weimers, a lawmaker from the right-wing Sweden Democrats and strong proponent of harsher migration policies, said Thursday’s vote heralds a new era in the EU.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Not to mention, at least in my case, winter is kept busy with trips to warm gyms for basketball games, whereas March heralds the spring sports season, the return of outdoor sports and bracing against the elements at baseball games.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 21 Mar. 2026
Laura’s arrival heralds an overhaul.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Nothing in the opinion heralds a new willingness to push back against Trumpism in other settings.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The reason is that the 1996 Ferrari 550 Maranello’s arrival was one of the heralds of the Ferrari of today, the one building cars with both world-beating performance and everyday usability.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The movie heralds from FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared, Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
New studies, however, clearly show that medical marijuana is not nearly as effective as the pro-marijuana lobby heralds.
—Mike Gimbel, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
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
The project heralds from Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions, in association with Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 June 2026
This shift in economic ties heralds a much larger, global shift in the way these countries are financed, developed and employed.
—Alex Daruty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Hekt’s debut album heralds a union between the left-field pop scene of his native Copenhagen and the influential Glasgow label Numbers, whose formidable run of 2010s releases—including several landmark SOPHIE singles—has left a neon imprint on the new Danish vanguard.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Baisakhi heralds the beginning of the harvest season in Punjab, and farmers come together to celebrate the abundance provided by nature.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Charlie Weimers, a lawmaker from the right-wing Sweden Democrats and strong proponent of harsher migration policies, said Thursday’s vote heralds a new era in the EU.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Not to mention, at least in my case, winter is kept busy with trips to warm gyms for basketball games, whereas March heralds the spring sports season, the return of outdoor sports and bracing against the elements at baseball games.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 21 Mar. 2026
Laura’s arrival heralds an overhaul.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Nothing in the opinion heralds a new willingness to push back against Trumpism in other settings.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralds
Noun
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The surest sign bitcoin will never be money can be found in what excited its proponents on the way up, along with its critics on the way down.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Its proponents have turned it into a symbol of freedom and defiance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Noun
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If canaries in coal mines were harbingers of safe conditions, surely piping plovers at Waukegan Beach mean the city is overcoming its polluted past.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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In recent years, there have also been reports of vandalism and attacks on robotaxis and delivery robots, which some see as harbingers of a high-tech future not everyone asked for.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Earlier poem-scrolls appear here, too, written in a style that foreshadows the graffiti Wong would come to love decades later.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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With almost three years left in his final term, Trump’s absence from CPAC foreshadows his eventual departure as leader of the GOP and the conservative movement, a role typically served by the president or the party’s leading contender for the White House.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr.
Political,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Subscribe to my free newsletter for first-look coverage and exclusive deals the moment Samsung announces pricing.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Relativity announces commercial Mars mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The most effective advocates aren’t necessarily the ones who know the most medical information.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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Street safety advocates want more regular reporting.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.—
Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If intelligence compounds as Nadella predicts, this time there will be a real first-mover advantage that didn’t exist in the internet era.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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Chasing atomic limits To overcome that challenge, the KAIST team relied on first-principles calculations, a computational approach that predicts material behavior using the laws of physics rather than experimental data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Pricing sits in the boutique tier rather than the budget tier, and the clinic publishes transparent figures on its cost of hair transplant in Turkey page.—
Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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The Obama Foundation also publishes a list of contributors annually, though some are still kept anonymous.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Heralds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heralds. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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