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foreshadow

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﹒To be a warning or indication of a future event.

﹒To represent or indicate beforehand; prefigure.

Examples

﹒The dark clouds gathering over the horizon seemed to foreshadow the coming storm.

﹒The author used subtle clues in the first chapter to foreshadow the protagonist's eventual betrayal.

﹒Her constant nervousness about the journey served to foreshadow the difficulties they would soon encounter.

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