as in to predict
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 foreshadow
While the Clash is just for fun, history shows that a strong performance here can foreshadow a big season ahead.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Hiring, however, has slipped below pre-pandemic levels and net job growth is robust chiefly because of low layoffs, possibly foreshadowing a slowdown.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Five grams of asteroid bits were enough to yield some exciting results, though, which foreshadows what 121 grams of asteroid bits could lead to.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Maybe the ETs foreshadowed Garavis and Dudley’s future as actors in Touch Me, and gave them a head start as kids to the light and dark sides of the creatures beyond Earth.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Hiring, however, has slipped below pre-pandemic levels and net job growth is robust chiefly because of low layoffs, possibly foreshadowing a slowdown.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Five grams of asteroid bits were enough to yield some exciting results, though, which foreshadows what 121 grams of asteroid bits could lead to.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Maybe the ETs foreshadowed Garavis and Dudley’s future as actors in Touch Me, and gave them a head start as kids to the light and dark sides of the creatures beyond Earth.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadow
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Oregon, Virginia, Nevada and Louisiana are among the states predicted by the KFF to experience the biggest drop in Medicaid enrolment should the cuts happen, as the map above shows.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over-fitting forces the model to be specialized to the low amount of data and thus cannot predict accurately.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The widescreen, 35mm format prefigured IMAX and other high-density imagery in a way that still stuns on screen.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Page Act prefigured the near-total ban on Chinese immigration to the U.S. seven years later, with the Exclusion Act of 1882—the country’s first federal law to restrict a group on the basis of race.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pivotal nearly doubled its target to $125 from $65 — implying 44% upside from Thursday’s close — while Wells Fargo upped its target to $129 from $74, which reflects more than 48% upside potential.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Your question implies that there was something to lose.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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That film was heralded as Daniel Craig’s last appearance in the 007 role, and in the four years since, there’s been very little movement on the Bond front, as no actor — despite rumors — has yet been handed the Walther and martini.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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The 4 Nations Face-Off is meant to herald the NHL's return to the Winter Olympics.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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In connection with the completion of the Transactions, New Lionsgate (Lionsgate Studios Corp) anticipates having approximately $1,755.3 million of outstanding indebtedness, while Starz anticipates having approximately $631.7 million of outstanding indebtedness.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland-Cliffs reported a loss of 92 cents per share for the fourth quarter, while analysts were anticipating a loss of 61 cents, according to LSEG.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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In between, works by contemporaries complicate superficial ideas about his meteoric genius, and small, delicate drawings teem with an abundance of ideas — paintings never made, thoughts adumbrated then abandoned.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
18 Oct. 2019
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Nothing in America’s tepid 19th-century contributions to European classical music adumbrated it; nor did the homely and sometimes hokey popular songs of Stephen Foster.—
Heather Mac Donald,
National Review,
22 Aug. 2019
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Without that help, however, Lee could foresee a much longer timeline to undo the harm from all those skincare trends.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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More also foresee stock market improvements in 2025 compared to 2023.—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Foreshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshadow. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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