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as in advocate
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
an outspoken herald of prison reform
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as in harbinger
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
the American robin—the herald of spring in the North
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as in to foreshadow
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
herald the great tidings to all the world
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Recent Examples of herald
Sumeet Vaidya,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem.
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Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
This year’s crop is much less heralded compared to those in previous years, however, as many players once projected to hit unrestricted free agency this summer ended up signing extensions last year.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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Noun
For example, NanoClaw was a herald for what agents should look like in the future.
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Sumeet Vaidya,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
After years of competing for quarters in the arcades, two of the heralds of the video game age are working in tandem.
—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Yet the conclusion of one lengthy and tense period of talks will only herald another.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
This year’s crop is much less heralded compared to those in previous years, however, as many players once projected to hit unrestricted free agency this summer ended up signing extensions last year.
—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herald
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The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.
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But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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And so those last 25 minutes served as a bizarre risk-management experiment that is likely to be a harbinger of what is to come in this tournament.
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Power’s deserted worksites could be received as a harbinger of a world without workers, one in which unmanned machines no longer need the humans who helped build them.
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In retrospect, this sounds like foreshadowing … or at least a good omen.
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As Europe struggles with its latest blistering heatwave, the high temperatures foreshadow the wildfire season.
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Brown passed away from coronary heart disease at his Newport News, Virginia, home on June 17, his family announced on June 26 via his Facebook page.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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The expansion’s Council proponents have never really addressed this point beyond emotional appeals to the plight of overburdened tenants.
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The opposition vastly outspent the proponents, but analysts also attributed the loss to the lack of voter trust in city government, where years of fiscal struggles and bad real estate transactions have tarnished City Hall’s image.
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The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.
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In 2007, the Oatley family opened Qualia, their 30-acre flagship property and the forerunner of Australia’s luxury lodges.
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Analyst Jack Lu and his team at the bank predict sodium-ion batteries will account for 20% of total battery deployment market share by 2030 and 37% in 2035.
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In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
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Her claim to the throne is strongest, since her father King Viserys, publicly proclaimed her his heir at the start of Season 1.
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There’s an urge to proclaim Haaland the biggest megastar to perform at Boston Stadium/Gillette Stadium since Tom Brady was lighting up the sky for the Patriots.
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“Herald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herald. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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