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View synonyms for foreshadowing

foreshadowing

[ fawr-shad-oh-ing ]

noun

  1. an indication of something that will happen in the future, often used as a literary device to hint at or allude to future plot developments:

    The gothic novel uses foreshadowing to build suspense.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of foreshadowing1

First recorded in 1845–50; foreshadow ( def ) + -ing 1( def )
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Example Sentences

The play, like our lives, is circular, the beginning foreshadowing the inevitable end.

President-elect Donald Trump has blown past an Oct 1 deadline to submit a mandatory ethics pledge, potentially foreshadowing a chaotic handoff between the Biden administration and the second Trump term's team.

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Now that the show's wedding episodes have aired, one can't help wondering if the show’s producers were spooning out a bit of foreshadowing.

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The author concluded the post foreshadowing potential issues to come in seasons three and four.

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It was sort of foreshadowed at the top of the season, which opens with the back of Deb and the Caesar statue in Vegas foreshadowing this backstabbing.

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