as in to anticipate
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow
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Recent Examples of adumbrate
In between, works by contemporaries complicate superficial ideas about his meteoric genius, and small, delicate drawings teem with an abundance of ideas — paintings never made, thoughts adumbrated then abandoned.
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
Nothing in America’s tepid 19th-century contributions to European classical music adumbrated it; nor did the homely and sometimes hokey popular songs of Stephen Foster.
—Heather Mac Donald, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
The helicopter crash, on the other hand, is a narrative dead end, merely adumbrating the portrait that Mr. Davenport will draw of Mr. Bezos as unflappable.
—Randall Stross, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2018
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
Nothing in America’s tepid 19th-century contributions to European classical music adumbrated it; nor did the homely and sometimes hokey popular songs of Stephen Foster.
—Heather Mac Donald, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
The helicopter crash, on the other hand, is a narrative dead end, merely adumbrating the portrait that Mr. Davenport will draw of Mr. Bezos as unflappable.
—Randall Stross, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adumbrate
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But those appearances were anticipated in advance, the candidates didn’t pop in days before the general election.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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While web3 integration does not seem absolutely required to participate in the gaming experience, analysts anticipate most players engaging with these features for the full gaming experience.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Special election proceedings this summer in Glendale, a Milwaukee suburb, foreshadowed the kinds of scenes US counties might expect to see in the coming weeks.Tess Owen, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
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Many of these strategies of foreshadowing consumer needs stems from her work in the industry that stretches back three decades.Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Not even the most pessimistic prognosticators could have predicted this.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Of course, apps and personal tech lag well behind the advances in research labs — none of the commercial devices can predict your thoughts.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The details are what captivate; chrome strips on the hood and sides, and exquisite chrome hood hinges prefiguring the decklid hinges on Ferrari’s 275 GTB/4.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Woody’s facial-recognition research in the 1960s prefigured all these technological breakthroughs and their queasy ethical implications.Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
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The merger implies a current equity value of Huture at $1.0 billion prior to closing.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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That implies that just as federalism guards against the tyranny made possible through overt centralization, federalism also has counterweights to prevent individual state governments from wrecking the whole.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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WandaVision heralded the era of MCU-set series influencing its big-screen stories; watching the show helped audiences understand what would happen in upcoming movies, and story lines and characters in the movies sprung directly from what happened on TV.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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The first book, covering 1936 to 1950 or so, showcases glamorous stars as well as the work that went into keeping their glamour mysterious; the second book focuses on the 1950s through 1972, when cultural shifts heralded more independence and diversity.Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Like most Fortitude Ranchers, Larry could foresee society breaking down in a number of ways: a nuclear detonation, another pandemic, or rising political violence that could split the country into warring factions.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Reynolds foresees the base color palette trending towards ivory and wood tones then laying in color.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Adumbrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adumbrate. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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