adumbrating

verb

Definition of adumbratingnext
present participle of adumbrate
as in foreshadowing
to give a slight indication of beforehand the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adumbrating
  1. predicting
  2. implying
  3. anticipating
  4. heralding
Verb
  • The National Weather Service is predicting above-average temperatures for the 2024-2025 winter season after the Louisville area saw its ninth warmest winter in 2023.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After today, the National Weather Service in Gaylord is predicting a warmer Christmas this year.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicting
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  • Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for the stock to $200, implying 48% upside from Friday’s close.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The analysts also raised their price target on the custom chipmaker to $300 per share from $225 — implying more than 37% upside from Thursday’s close.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of implying
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  • Despite this drop, the proportion of Americans anticipating an economic downturn over the next year remained steady.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The bulk of that tension comes from a haunted wooden man that remains onscreen and barely ever moves—leaving the audience painfully stuck anticipating the moment when the nightmarish figure will spring to life.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of anticipating
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  • Visitors are invited to park their cars and wander up the driveway to see cartoon characters and creatures heralding festive cheer.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In October 2022, the school held an inauguration ceremony heralding her arrival.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of heralding
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