fore·bod·ing
(ˌ)fȯr-ˈbō-diŋ 
: indicative of or marked by foreboding
forebodingness
noun
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Noun
She was filled with a sense of foreboding.
It seems that her forebodings were justified.
Adjective
foreboding clouds began to gather
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Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
In his images of the World Trade Center, the passage of time has once again added to his foreboding.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
But most of the horror stories setting a foreboding and ominous tone are anecdotal episodes — not evidence of any sort of widespread migrant crime wave.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
His aunts offered us tortillas to warm our hands while his uncle expressed dark forebodings about our chances of success.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
In his images of the World Trade Center, the passage of time has once again added to his foreboding.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Adjective
And Dodgers executives offered rather foreboding quotes when asked this week about the negotiations.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
But most of the horror stories setting a foreboding and ominous tone are anecdotal episodes — not evidence of any sort of widespread migrant crime wave.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Foreboding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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