as in to predict
to give a slight indication of beforehand
a series of small tremors that foreshadowed the massive earthquake the next day
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Recent Examples of foreshadow
But that play, in the seventh, merely foreshadowed an even better one in the eighth, when Parker unleashed a rocket, on the fly, to cut down the go-ahead run.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Clifton’s recent disaster was foreshadowed by past violations and another deadly explosion at the same facility in 2003.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Melanie Lynskey showed up for a couple of episodes in a role that basically foreshadows her part in Yellowjackets.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
His fall foreshadowed one of the great tragedies of Chinese history: the Cultural Revolution.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Clifton’s recent disaster was foreshadowed by past violations and another deadly explosion at the same facility in 2003.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Melanie Lynskey showed up for a couple of episodes in a role that basically foreshadows her part in Yellowjackets.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
His fall foreshadowed one of the great tragedies of Chinese history: the Cultural Revolution.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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Western Tech doesn’t train truck drivers, but the college predicts a handful of its programs will be eligible for the new grants.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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The National Weather Service in Indianapolis predicted strong and potentially severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon into the evening, and the rain has just arrived.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
19 July 2025
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This early embrace of mechanical rhythm prefigured what would later become a foundation of hip-hop and electronic music.—
Jose Valentino Ruiz,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Its extreme hostility to the very idea of liberal governance, its skepticism of democracy, and its faith in the primacy of the wealthy over the law all prefigured the way that Trump and Elon Musk would assail key functions of government in 2025.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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What distinguishes them from other kinds of higher-ed institutions is their first priority, which is, as their name implies, research.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025
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At the first Coldplay concert since the apparent infidelity incident, Martin gently reminded the audience that their attendance implies an understanding that they may be filmed.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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Self-published by Webber in 2012, Easy was heralded as a groundbreaking work in the new adult genre which was starting to emerge at that time.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Qualifying seniors will get a bigger federal income tax deduction under the Big, Beautiful Bill that’s now law, and the Trump administration is heralding the changes as a big deal.—
David Lightman
Updated July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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That said, depending on how things unfold in training camp, the next phase of the franchise could begin sooner than initially anticipated.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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In court filings, Pryor anticipated, and attempted to quell, the timing problem by arguing he was required to cede control of his NIL in perpetuity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 July 2025
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In between, works by contemporaries complicate superficial ideas about his meteoric genius, and small, delicate drawings teem with an abundance of ideas — paintings never made, thoughts adumbrated then abandoned.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
18 Oct. 2019
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Nothing in America’s tepid 19th-century contributions to European classical music adumbrated it; nor did the homely and sometimes hokey popular songs of Stephen Foster.—
Heather Mac Donald,
National Review,
22 Aug. 2019
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Wind gusts of up to 50 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are foreseen.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 July 2025
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The bank foresees the lingerie retailer falling an additional 14%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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