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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.
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Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
This ground-hugging perennial heralds the arrival of spring with a regal display of fragrant blooms.
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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.
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Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
The movie heralds from FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared, Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, and Assemble Media.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
12 Aug. 2025
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
The film heralds from co-writers and co-directors Sophie Cohen and Michael Lindsay and is produced by 16oz Films in association with House of Vixens.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
This shift in economic ties heralds a much larger, global shift in the way these countries are financed, developed and employed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
21 Mar. 2026
Laura’s arrival heralds an overhaul.
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Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads.
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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
Of that total, 75 were by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, whose recent splashy IPO heralds how lucrative this next chapter of commercial spaceflight could be.
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Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
The film heralds from co-writers and co-directors Sophie Cohen and Michael Lindsay and is produced by 16oz Films in association with House of Vixens.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralds
Noun
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Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down.
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Many proponents believe that access to affordable models will act as a leveler, allowing smaller enterprises to innovate, test, and gain insights in ways previously that were previously much more challenging.
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The world looked to the social elite as the ultimate harbingers of style trends and sophistication, giving them a cultural cache and, in turn, a sense of power.
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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.
Verb
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This also foreshadows the difficult reality that our talent model must evolve in tandem.
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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.
Verb
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For those determined to wrap an actual object, gifting experts say the trick is to avoid anything that merely announces its own price tag.
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Continue reading … RADICAL — DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups.
Noun
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For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.
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The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.
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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.
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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.
Verb
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The British betting company William Hill predicts that soccer fans will throw back more than 5 million pints of beer in stadiums and fan zones during this year's World Cup.
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Peter Supino of Wolfe Research predicts a WBD-like bidding war for NBCU, with Netflix among those apt to circle.
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Every top consulting firm publishes some version of an article identifying this.
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Twice a day, Hoeflich's office publishes rip current forecasts, which help inform local beaches.
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“Heralds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heralds. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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