foreshadower

noun

Definition of foreshadowernext
as in precursor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshadower
  1. precursor
  2. forerunner
  3. foretaste
  4. forewarning
  5. angel
  6. harbinger
  7. messenger
  8. outrider
Noun
  • For many people in the U.S., Christmas Eve may just be the precursor for the big Christmas celebration or the day to check off some last-minute holiday shopping.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The family has filed a claim against San Diego County, the precursor to a lawsuit.
    Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • The company's North American forerunner, Chrysler, has been left for dead repeatedly over the decades, only to emerge with hit products like minivans in the 1980s and the Dodge Ram pickup in the 1990s.
    Joel Mathis, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The launch of its own line of foundation models marks Amazon’s latest push to strengthen its position against forerunners Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
    AFP, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • The Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer’s financial performance could be a foretaste of how U.S. chip export controls to China affect tech companies.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
  • What is on track to happen in South Korea offers a foretaste of what lies in store for the rest of the world.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of foretaste
Noun
  • In this sense, the forewarning given by analysts back in the summer has been validated—that protesting locals and increased difficulty in traveling to European destinations would make American travelers think twice about heading on European cruises and vacations.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The wonderfully random explosions of spontaneous noise, all of it free of forewarning.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
Definition of forewarning
Noun
  • The company’s existing investors Greycroft, Correlation Ventures and MVP Ventures also joined in the round — along with notable angel investors including Gokul Rajaram and Ken Pilot.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Amit Jain, finance/strategy expert, angel investor, leads Dhruva Advisors USA & USACFO, driving M&A, cross-border investments & acquisitions One of the most difficult parts of the fundraising exercise for entrepreneurs is negotiating the valuation discussion.
    Amit Jain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of angel
Noun
  • Do the 2025 Golden Globe Awards translate to Oscar gold? Actors, directors and producers picking up Golden Globe awards have good reason to feel their wins could be a harbinger of Oscar night celebrations in a few months.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The ugly scene on a suburban street was a harbinger of skirmishes to come.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of harbinger
Noun
  • Despite the metadata caution, my advice remains to use WhatsApp as your daily messenger given its reach and to use Signal for anything more sensitive or secure.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • However, Sagittarius isn’t the messenger planet’s ideal place to be, as this Fire sign’s love for big-picture thinking can often overwhelm Mercury’s fact-checking nature, leading to overpromising or losing sight of the details.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of messenger
Noun
  • Through the front doors — which boast double leather horse collars — the entryway features an equine sculpture placed on a piece that Churchill Downs outrider Lee Lockwood once had atop his horse.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2024
  • Because Lezcano had help from an outrider to cross the finish line, the last-place run did not technically count as a finish in the race.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
Definition of outrider
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