adumbrated

verb

Definition of adumbratednext
past tense of adumbrate
as in foreshadowed
to give a slight indication of beforehand the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adumbrated
  1. foreshadowed
  2. implied
  3. predicted
  4. heralded
  5. anticipated
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  • This article will highlight some recent developments in each area, examine the inevitable convergence already being foreshadowed by some leading players, suggest a boundary toward which the industry may be proceeding and conclude with some implications.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • This foreshadowed a more censored approach to the program, one that would completely change the feel of The Challenge.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of foreshadowed
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  • The futures market on Thursday implied less than a 50% chance that the BOJ could hike by 10 basis points before the end of the year, according to LSEG data.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The bank’s price target for Schwab implied about 22% upside and for Ulta Beauty about 18% potential appreciation, based on Tuesday’s close.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of implied
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  • Unlike the cooler blues and greens that designers gravitated toward in 2024, many of 2025’s colors of the year are predicted to be more earthy and saturated, including (but not limited to) Caramelized by Dunn Edwards, Elderton by Graham & Brown, and Truffle by Stainmaster.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China stocks will keep rising after markets in the mainland reopen following the Golden Week break, analysts predicted.
    Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of predicted
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  • The University of Chicago’s heralded 1967 Kalven Report on Institutional Neutrality is used increasingly as a shield to justify school silence, saying that institutional neutrality is vital to assure the university’s mission as a forum for diverse thought.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Williams also heralded singer-songwriter Chappell Roan who has criticized the way celebrity artists are exposed.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of heralded
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  • The filing also discusses the company's liquidity position, stating that existing cash and expected cash from operations are anticipated to meet working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This transaction is anticipated to attract additional capital investment.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of anticipated
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