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
  • One of the men sent a social media message to other fraternity members alerting them to what was happening and inviting people to take part, according to the lawsuit.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than alerting the public, however, the companies funded climate-denial front groups and promoted false narratives to delay transitions away from fossil fuels.
    — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of alerting
Verb
  • Customers using Booking’s AI tools are booking somewhat faster, converting at somewhat higher rates, and canceling less often, Steenbergen said, while cautioning that the data remains early stage.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Neither the White House nor the Venezuelan government has formally announced a meeting, and Axios quoted a senior administration official cautioning that the plans remain fluid.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cautioning
Verb
  • Wingo also thrived, catching seven passes for 121 yards and a score, foreshadowing the issues opponents will have trying to blanket both him and Coleman on the outside.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of foreshadowing
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  • His mind ran the perimeter of the room, visualizing the window, door, walls, and photos.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Children who learn visually may have a strong sense of spatial awareness and tend to be good at visualizing information or concepts.
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of visualizing
Verb
  • The professor, who is based at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, first presented plans for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 1988, envisioning a vast network of sensors in Antarctic ice that could capture neutrinos.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the long term, the startup is envisioning a global network of O-factories that would bring manufacturing closer to the major markets of fashion brands.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisioning
Verb
  • But there was no indication or forewarning that I might be considered for this part.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of forewarning
Verb
  • Swift, who was deeply learned, was envisaging a nightmare world in which reading and writing — the essential foundation of wit and wisdom — are replaced by a flashy simulation of human knowledge.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
  • The initiative has not yet produced a universal virtual cell capable of accurately predicting arbitrary biological responses.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That's a much different call than predicting Micron will earn dramatically more profits than the current Wall Street consensus.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of predicting
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“Foretokening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foretokening. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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