foretell
Example Sentences
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Social media is awash in content about the arcane: how-tos for spellcasting, psychics claiming to foretell the future and endless posts about casting out demons.
From Salon
The “Skyscraper Index” foretells tough times for a city or country that’s just built the world’s tallest one.
It doesn’t foretell exogenous shocks, but many successful traders watch such measures of so-called market internals along with fundamentals.
Its flashing lights and internet connectivity foretell a future in which kids won’t rummage around in the toy box at all, opting instead for more and more screen time.
From Salon
"No, Rowan. I am finished. You must leave me here and at dawn go on alone. As Sheba foretold."
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
