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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFORESHADOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to act as a warning or sign of a future event: The recent outbreak of violence was foreshadowed by isolated incidents in the city earlier this year. Synonyms. augur formal. betoken old use. bode formal. portend formal. prefigure formal. presage formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Predicting things and intuition. augury. bellwether.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFORESHADOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   verb [ T ] formal uk / fɔːˈʃæd.əʊ / us / fɔːrˈʃæd.oʊ / Add to word list. to act as a warning or sign of a future event: The recent outbreak of violence was foreshadowed by isolated incidents in the city earlier this year. Synonyms. augur formal. betoken old use. bode formal. portend formal. prefigure formal. presage formal.

3. literarydevices.com › foreshadowingForeshadowing Examples and Definition - Literary Devices

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   Foreshadowing is a literary device in which the author gives clues about events that will happen later in the story. Often these clues are fairly subtle so that they can only be noticed or fully understood upon a second reading.