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foretold

ADJECTIVE
known beforehand
Synonyms
STRONG
boded presaged


Example Sentences

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Nothing of that great regional upheaval greedily foretold by the prophets of Western decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Some claim that the stock market’s full-year direction is foretold by its performance on the first trading day of January; others focus on the first two days, and still others on the first week.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

In his 1998 book “Paradise Lost,” Schrag sought not simply to foretell the region’s future, but to explicate how its future foretold what was in store for the country as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

His three under par on the front nine of the second day at the North was noteworthy, but hardly foretold a round that would go into lore.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

We made the land, put ram and ewe ashore, and took our way along the Ocean stream to find the place foretold for us by Kirke.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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