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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Markets and many Fed officials are predicting two rate cuts this year, lots of uncertainty for investors and financial firms, construction firms, and consumers who would like to see lower borrowing rates.—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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People have been predicting the death of cinema since not too long after the birth of cinema.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 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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Still, other research implies that xylitol’s diarrhea-inducing effects cause reduced food consumption that supports weight management.5 Xylitol contains fewer calories than table sugar (sucrose).—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
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And in a post on X in early February, Elon Musk and other Trump allies implied that Lutheran aid groups had misused funds.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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After the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) heralds the arrival of Galactus (Ralph Ineson), announcing that Earth is next on the menu, the Fantastic Four head into space to negotiate with the big, hungry giant, and quickly learn that giving up baby Franklin is the only way to save their planet.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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In the museum description, Williams is specifically heralded for inspiring future generations of bold musicians like Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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Although some categories of goods and services may be exempt or subject to a lower rate, the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industry anticipates its costs to rise by over $19 billion.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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While rates are high, many of the forecasts that anticipated skyrocketing car prices, thanks to higher tariffs, have not proven true quite yet.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
31 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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On Wednesday, Germany’s Cabinet approved a draft 2026 budget that foresees a second consecutive year of record government investment in priorities such as modernizing transport infrastructure, building homes, security and digitization.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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Some projections foresee the state growing by 17 million new residents by 2050.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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