foreshowing

Definition of foreshowingnext
present participle of foreshow
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Verb
  • Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
    News Desk, Artforum, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Guardian similarly noted more than a dozen $100,000 bets on prediction markets foretelling the February air strikes on Iran, while The New York Times last month reported 150 bets of $1,000 or more predicting the start of the war.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The stories foretelling McGonigle’s talents are numerous.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) took particular exception to Vietnam being branded with a scarlet letter, indicating that an investigation could lead to higher footwear costs.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
  • Many of the Huayuan fossils look similar, if not identical, to those in the Burgess Shale, indicating that these marine ecosystems were connected by global ocean currents.
    Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
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“Foreshowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshowing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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