Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing noun - Something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event.
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Signal and foreshadowing are semantically related. in indicate topic. In some cases you can use "Signal" instead the word "Foreshadowing" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: foreshadow, foreshadowed
Signal
Signal noun - An object intended to give public notice or warning.
Foreshadowing and signal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreshadowing" instead a noun "Signal".
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Foreshadowing: The cops have a little talk about how to use triangulation to get a fix on a radio signal, and one of the cops says that you can build a radio beacon out of a regular old radio.
Source: Film / White Heat -
Foreshadowing: In the scene where Sefton is lying back in his bunk while the other POWs are gathered around ready to pounce on him and beat the tar out of him — note which one of them gives the signal to start the beating.
Source: Film / Stalag 17 -
Chekhov's Gun / Foreshadowing: When Johnny graduates from detective correspondence school he receives, along with his diploma, a gun (!), some oversized handcuffs, and some signal flares.
Source: Film / The Monster
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