Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing noun - Something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event.
Usage example: the hero's strange encounter with a grave digger is often seen as a foreshadowing of his own death
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Synonyms for Foreshadowing
Herald and foreshadowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Herald" instead the word "Foreshadowing" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: foreshadow, foreshadowed
Herald
Herald noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
Usage example: the American robin—the herald of spring in the North
Foreshadowing and herald are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreshadowing" instead a noun "Herald".
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Related pairs
- promise and foreshadowing
- promise and herald
- forecast and foreshadowing
- forecast and herald
- signal and foreshadowing
- signal and herald
- sign and foreshadowing
- sign and herald
- omen and foreshadowing
- omen and herald
- portent and foreshadowing
- portent and herald
- presage and foreshadowing
- presage and herald
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Hannibal Lecture: The Herald is a random event in which a (presumably Suul'ka employed) evangelist comes up and rants ominous foreshadowing at you, causing the morale of the planet he visits to drop.
Source: Video Game / Sword of the Stars
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