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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, 14 Oct. 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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
In some ways, the announcement heralds a breakthrough in expanding access to some of the nation’s most popular drugs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
There are banners and signs from championships won long ago, like one that heralds the school’s 1926 CIF basketball title.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The re-release also heralds the studio’s shift into the short film space.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
San Saba heralds itself as the Pecan Capital of the World.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 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
Noun
The indie feature heralds from Benacus Entertainment and RNF Productions.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Oct. 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
The film heralds from director and co-writer Anita Doron, writer of Oscar nominated 2017 animation The Breadwinner, and co-writer Attila Gigor.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
In some ways, the announcement heralds a breakthrough in expanding access to some of the nation’s most popular drugs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
There are banners and signs from championships won long ago, like one that heralds the school’s 1926 CIF basketball title.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The re-release also heralds the studio’s shift into the short film space.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
San Saba heralds itself as the Pecan Capital of the World.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralds
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Short-term rentals have been a hot-button issue for Nantucket, with supporters of tighter limits arguing that wealthy tourists are gobbling up all the housing options for workers and proponents of a more lax policy highlighting how important visitors are to the island’s economy.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The nascent market is currently led by the likes of Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation, and proponents say the technology can ease air traffic congestion.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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It was shot in 2020, but the story foreshadows events that occurred during its release year (2021) in Guinea, Southeastern Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sudan.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Shell announces share buybacks as earnings top estimates.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Trump announces a second strike reportedly kills three people in the Caribbean.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In an effort to make that happen, officials with the city of Little Rock presented a plan for the portion of the trail at the Dillard's headquarters on Thursday at an open forum meeting at the Dunbar Community Center, inspiring hope in some cyclists and advocates.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Climate advocates are planning new efforts to make use of this supermajority.—
John D. Sutter,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Perfected by forerunners such as Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette, this fall has already seen two music stars gift us with lay-it-all-out-there lyrics.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 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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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
Verb
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Amazon occasionally publishes promotions that offer a serious discount on your order when splitting your payment between cash and points.—
Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The piece Lee publishes isn’t a Pulitzer-winning takedown, but a posthumous profile of the reclusive, kind-hearted Dale, a man who shares Dale’s love of crime writers like Jim Thompson and instinctive empathy for underdogs.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Heralds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heralds. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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