as in foreshadowed
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow
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The nostalgic theme was further foreshadowed when McCartney took to his social media Wednesday to post a black-and-white photo of himself believed to be from the late ’50s.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Bartch’s exit was foreshadowed Monday when the 49ers signed guard Robert Jones, 27, to a one-year deal.—
Eric Branch,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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The job of transit ambassador entails a mixture of responsibilities not necessarily implied by the name.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The chat room was on fire, because Magnus Carlsen had lost to the kid—Hans Niemann—and then implied that Hans had cheated.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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The horror has come now like a storm— what if this night prefigured the night after death— what if all thereafter was an eternal quivering on the edge of an abyss, with everything base and vicious in oneself urging one forward and the baseness and viciousness of the world just ahead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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Chess by telegraph also prefigured chess played through other means of telecommunications.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Dec. 2025
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Republican strategist Jim Merrill, a top New Hampshire adviser for Rubio's 2016 presidential bid, predicted that Iran would become a flashpoint in 2028 — just as the Iraq war was for Democrats in 2004 and 2008.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Republican strategist Jim Merrill, a top New Hampshire adviser for Rubio’s 2016 presidential bid, predicted that Iran would become a flashpoint in 2028 — just as the Iraq war was for Democrats in 2004 and 2008.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Paramount’s movie adaptation of the book took more than $100 million globally and heralded the launch of a new screen talent in Norton.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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There is no room in America for a war heralded by toxic Christian nationalism and officers praying for Armageddon.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Congress anticipated those rising costs and debated extending the enhanced premium tax credits toward the end of last year.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Easter eggs leading to the announcement Swifties anticipated a music video would be coming sometime after the March 8 post by Taylor Nation, Swift's in-house marketing team.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Adumbrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adumbrated. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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