Thesaurus results for HARBINGERING

harbingering

verb

present participle of harbinger

as in implying

to give a slight indication of beforehand the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession

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Sprague picked up the final quarter laid out by Reddington, who accused the prosecution of implying that Clancy was instructed to lie about hearing voices.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
The Morgan Stanley analyst reiterated an overweight rating on the stock, with a $300 price target implying more than 70% upside from Tuesday's close.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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Processor defenses leave a tiny opening Modern processors improve performance by predicting which path a program is likely to follow and beginning the work before the correct path is confirmed.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
But predicting what will be Roman's greatest accomplishments over the course of its five-year-mission is a tricky business.

— Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of predicting

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Throughout the season, there seems to be foreshadowing that something bad might happen to Robby.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 16 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

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The return of diplomats to their posts would suggest Washington is not anticipating a return to all-out warfare.

— Chloe Taylor,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
One humanoid robot managed to successfully play tennis against a human, anticipating unpredictable moves and showing an ability to adapt in a real-world setting.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of anticipating

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But the uncertainties around the functionality of Claude’s watermarking may present new challenges, rather than heralding a new era of certainty around AI detection.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Countless photographers were primed and ready to capture this magnificent display as Earth passed through the densest region of Swift-Tuttle debris trail, heralding the appearance of hundreds of shooting stars.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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