foreshadow
verb (used with object)
to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure.
is foreshadowing
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present progressiveof foreshadow (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I think it is foreshadowing to some degree,” Mr. Harvey said of California’s electricity prices.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Now, Italy is foreshadowing other, worrying ramifications of the pandemic.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2020
What if the past two months is foreshadowing of the next stage in Soto’s development — with his average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage all rising sharply?
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2019
Or maybe this is foreshadowing some tragic parking lot fight in the plot to come?
From The Verge ● Oct. 26, 2017
She had something of the ominous air of a tragedy queen who is foreshadowing an approaching climax.
From No. 13 Washington Square by Leroy Scott
