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herald
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herald as in:  heralds the coming of...

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    The goldfinch heralds spring when it begins to show a little yellow.
    heralds = signals (that something will soon happen)
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    Yesterday, the camel's groan signaled danger, and now a row of date palms could herald a miracle.  (source)
    herald = be a sign of
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    If three flying stars appear, does that herald an even better era?  (source)
    herald = signal (that something will soon happen)
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    Barb Wiggin asked, while the choir continued to herald the birth of "the ever-lasting Lord."  (source)
    herald = announce
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    Those mountains heralded the approach of my desideratum.  (source)
    heralded = announced
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    Fleecy clouds drifted across the sky, and on the trees lining the footpaths they spotted the first buds heralding spring.  (source)
    heralding = announcing
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    The obituary says she was well known among Athens's artistic community for her charity work, her wit, her sense of style, her lavish parties, and her willingness to take chances on unheralded playwrights.†  (source)
    unheralded = not announced or not recognized
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unheralded means not and reverses the meaning of heralded. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    Now you understand why the appearance of three flying stars heralds a long period of extreme cold: because all three suns are far away.  (source)
    heralds = signals (that something will soon happen)
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    At its worst, it could be that most dreaded thing to a zoo director: a symptom, a herald of trouble to come, a reason to inspect the dung, to cross-examine the keeper, to summon the vet.  (source)
    herald = sign (that something will happen)
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    Spring made a frolicsome entrance this April, heralded by a veritable cavalcade of chauffeured limousines as eminent guests flocked to one of the most interesting receptions of the season,  (source)
    heralded = announced or signaled
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    It chirps a few times, sounding out a proud melody, heralding what must be the entrance of the king.  (source)
    heralding = announcing
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    Despite the fact that I was a new guy on my first deployment, I'd already mastered the art of sleeping in all sorts of conditions—an unheralded but critical SEAL skill.†  (source)
    unheralded = not announced or not recognized
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    It is the part of men to fear and tremble, When the most mighty gods by tokens send Such dreadful heralds to astonish us.  (source)
    heralds = signs of things to come
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herald as in:  announced by herald & trumpet

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The herald loudly proclaimed, "The King is dead. Long live the King."
herald = official who announces important news
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    The king's herald announced it this morning.
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    He was stiff as a herald, blunt to the point of rudeness.  (source)
    herald = announcer of important information
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    "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" came next, and led into the nativity scene.  (source)
    Herald = announcing important news
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    your fame needs no heralds milord  (source)
    heralds = a person who announces important news
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    "The Herald Angels Sing" could spare the congregation the indelible image of how the Meanys had obeyed their only son.  (source)
    Herald = announcers of important news
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    But when science heralds its Godless pursuits as the enlightened path?†  (source)
    heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
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    Do I hear the herald summoning me to the lists?  (source)
    herald = a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
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    But the heralds and historians would later agree that the outcome had been sealed somewhere in the confusion during the first French infantry charge.†  (source)
    heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
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    Eragon was impressed; the herald did not appear flustered or cowed by the threat but continued without hesitation.  (source)
    herald = a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
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    This heralds a return to civilization and order.†  (source)
    heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
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    Then followed a herald, and the trumpeter.  (source)
    herald = a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
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    Unlike Melquiades' tribe, they had shown very quickly that they were not heralds of progress but purveyors of amusement.†  (source)
    heralds = people who announce important news -- especially a king's representatives
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    'I am a herald and ambassador, and may not be assailed!' he cried.  (source)
    herald = a person who announces important news -- especially a king's representative
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rare meaning

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    Above the gate, Eragon saw a tall, cloaked figure climb onto the battlements and stand between two merlons, staring over the heralds toward Saphira.  (source)
    heralds = banners showing coats of arms
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    We are sent To give thee, from our royal master, thanks, Only to herald thee into his sight, Not pay thee.  (source)
    herald = usher
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