as in predicted
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 foreshadowed
The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot.
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Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot with Gritty lurking behind it, doing his signature staredown.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Walton’s response to being denied a chance to make money off the Hula Hoop craze in the late 1950s foreshadowed a critical part of the Walmart DNA that can be seen in 2026 with the retailer’s purchase of the television company Vizio.
—Steve Lackmeyer, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Vingegaard also secured the best climber’s polka-dot jersey, and took the best sprinter’s green jersey in a show of force that foreshadowed another major battle with Pogačar at the Tour this summer.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
After Saturday’s game, Padres manager Craig Stammen kind of foreshadowed a second straight start at second base for Tatis.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
City officials have foreshadowed for months that the changes could be coming.
—Rose Evans
april 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot with Gritty lurking behind it, doing his signature staredown.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Walton’s response to being denied a chance to make money off the Hula Hoop craze in the late 1950s foreshadowed a critical part of the Walmart DNA that can be seen in 2026 with the retailer’s purchase of the television company Vizio.
—Steve Lackmeyer, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Vingegaard also secured the best climber’s polka-dot jersey, and took the best sprinter’s green jersey in a show of force that foreshadowed another major battle with Pogačar at the Tour this summer.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
After Saturday’s game, Padres manager Craig Stammen kind of foreshadowed a second straight start at second base for Tatis.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
City officials have foreshadowed for months that the changes could be coming.
—Rose Evans
april 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadowed
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These galaxies do not follow the relations predicted by either the external field effect or the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation, demonstrating that such an effect is not universal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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The algorithms are improving faster than predicted.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The book auction, and the invisible rearrangements in power that made the auction possible, heralded a new era in American publishing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shannon was less heralded out of Savannah State but made eight Pro Bowls, mostly with the Broncos, and won three Super Bowls.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That prefigured, in a much smaller and less consequential way, Iran’s own actions in blocking the Strait of Hormuz during the current crisis.—
Ioana Emy Matesan,
The Conversation,
9 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
Verb
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Here, Venus sets the stage for romantic chemistry that is built upon what is said, texted, joked about and implied.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Through amnesty, Johnson implied that these individuals, who had committed treason, had somehow been wronged.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Initial move-ins are anticipated by the 2028 ski season.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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It was also noted that the project is coming in at a price lower than anticipated.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He's even designed to take a fall without sustaining serious damage, so Imagineers foresaw the inevitable when releasing an animatronic out into the busy park environment.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 1685, Giovanni Borelli, the Italian physicist, foresaw a world where machines driven by pulleys could ape the actions of animals.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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