foretokening

Definition of foretokeningnext
present participle of foretoken
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Verb
  • Krikorian, of the Center for Immigration Studies, said the Social Security Administration could send out letters alerting employers when an employee’s name doesn’t match their Social Security number.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Krikorian, of the Center for Immigration Studies, said the Social Security Administration could send out letters alerting employers when an employee's name doesn't match their Social Security number.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Analysts at Zacks noted the strong beat and solid revenue, but flagged profitability pressures—including rising costs and credit risk—as factors worth watching, striking a positive tone on results while cautioning on sustainability.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In a press release promoting the album, Allen discussed her decision to make the couple's private life public, cautioning that the album's salacious details may not be entirely autobiographical.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bathrooms are expansive and clad in white marble, foreshadowing the scale of the sublime spa across the street.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Or maybe, as some eyebrow-raising posts on social media jokingly teased, foreshadowing a possible papal presidential run?
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This model is staged with furniture and some belongings, which is really helpful for visualizing what small living in this home actually looks like.
    Adam Williams April 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Nevarez practices visualization before every game, standing by herself, bat in hand, visualizing how that day’s pitcher will pitch to her.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 1866, Howells had been able to recognize the connection between ending slavery, envisioning equality, and the broadest expression of the American idea.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Gufram and Snarkitecture’s Sculpted Mirror In envisaging the Sculpted Mirror for Gufram, Snarkitecture founders designers Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham carefully studied the theme of reflective surfaces.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok applied it to the AI age, predicting that AI adoption will beget more jobs, not fewer.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • Every week of the season, four of us — a guest subscriber on rotation, an algorithm, six-year-old Wilfred and me — have been predicting the Premier League results with varying degrees of success.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Foretokening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretokening. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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