foreshadowing

[ fawr-shad-oh-ing ]

/ ˌfɔrˈʃæd oʊ ɪŋ /

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noun

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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Origin of foreshadowing

First recorded in 1845–50; foreshadow + -ing¹

Words nearby foreshadowing

foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten

Example sentences from the Web for foreshadowing

Almost as an act of foreshadowing, Philly tied eventual champion Toronto in that category.
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In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.
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“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.
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In a foreshadowing of things to come, I learned that Africa is always changing.
How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It)|Todd Moss|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The rise of the yeoman class in Britain was particularly critical in foreshadowing the evolution of America.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Foreshadowing her intentions, the forty-seven-year-old gave the boy a signed first edition of the titillating tale.
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Such was the foreshadowing of the great calamity that was so soon to follow.
The Atlantic Telegraph|William Howard Russell
Like the overture of many modern musical compositions, this Prelude is a lyric anticipation or foreshadowing of the whole work.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature|Various
The contrivance claims to be mentioned as his first success in mechanics, foreshadowing his future expertness.
Heads and Tales|Various
I asked, wondering at my indifference to this foreshadowing of triumph.
The Plum Tree|David Graham Phillips
She watched for him through the window, foreshadowing by his appearance on the walk gladness or sorrow.
An Oregon Girl|Alfred Ernest Rice

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