foretokening

verb

present participle of foretoken
as in alerting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foretokening
  1. alerting
  2. cautioning
  3. foreshadowing
  4. visualizing
  5. envisioning
  6. forewarning
  7. envisaging
  8. predicting
Verb
  • Higher-than-average TSH readings occur when the body attempts to compensate for low hormone levels by alerting the thyroid to produce more.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Most notable were the startling bear signs, alerting us to the presence of Asian black bears in the area.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of alerting
Verb
  • Demis Hassabis has made the same point more bluntly, cautioning that using AI lazily can actually make people worse at critical thinking.
    — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And the pendulum has swung on hormone therapy; medical groups now recommend it again for many patients, after years of cautioning against it.
    — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cautioning
Verb
  • Lee saw the events foreshadowing a dark future for his country and maybe the world — changes in technology and wealth leaving workers behind.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of foreshadowing
Verb
  • This view helpfully shows key numbers (such as resolved requests, involvement rate, resolution rate) at the top, along with a funnel that visualizes visualizing how requests are resolved (with AI or humans).
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The feature launched globally on the web version of Google Earth earlier this week, and Google’s blog post pitched it as a tool for visualizing historical sites and real estate projects.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 31 July 2026
Definition of visualizing
Verb
  • The former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher began building the estate in 2016 while playing for the Texas Rangers, envisioning it as a dream home for himself and then-wife Heidi Strobel.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Rams selected Hunter in the fourth round of the 2025 draft, envisioning the former Auburn standout as a breakaway threat.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisioning
Verb
  • James alerted the Lakers with enough forewarning before free agency officially begins on Tuesday evening about his future plans.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of forewarning
Verb
  • Gufram and Snarkitecture’s Sculpted Mirror In envisaging the Sculpted Mirror for Gufram, Snarkitecture founders designers Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham carefully studied the theme of reflective surfaces.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Definition of envisaging
Verb
  • Malkovich’s turn as Chris, the eccentric and aging veteran, already has awards prognosticators predicting his return to the Oscars race.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • However, weather forecasts predicting eight hours of dense fog repeatedly failed to match the conditions at the site.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of predicting
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“Foretokening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretokening. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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