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1 —as in:
heralds the coming of...

Definition

a sign that something will happen — especially something important and good

or:

announce or welcome — especially with enthusiasm

Her appointment would herald a new emphasis on the environment.

herald = be a sign of

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The personal computer heralded a new age.

heralded = signaled (was a sign that something would soon happen)

The goldfinch heralds spring when it begins to show a little yellow.

heralds = signals (that something will soon happen)

There are few who cannot recall that day and remember the one little incident which heralded the dawn of a new life.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- A Study In Scarlet
School- days were ended, and the mystic function known to the initiated as "graduation" was about to be celebrated; it was even now heralded by the sun dawning in the eastern sky.
Kate Douglas Wiggin -- Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
Those mountains heralded the approach of my desideratum.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

heralded = announced

At least he should come unheralded by us.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King

unheralded = unannounced

(editor's note: 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.)

The sound, not unlike the rat-a-tat-tat of parade drums, heralded Hickock's arrival.
Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
Had the appearance of the pigeon heralded the changes that took hold of their lives?
Nicholas Sparks -- The Choice
I walked unshadowed; I came unheralded.
Virginia Woolf -- The Waves

(editor's note: 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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2 —as in:
announced by herald & trumpet

Definition

a person who announces important news — especially a king's representative

The king's herald announced it this morning.

herald = official who announces important news

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The herald loudly proclaimed, "The King is dead. Long live the King."

herald = official who announces important news

Then one advanced singly, and apparently more in the character of a herald than of an assailant.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Prairie
And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
2 Timothy 1:11 (NIV)
He was stiff as a herald, blunt to the point of rudeness.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

herald = a person whose job is to announce important news

It was the lark, the herald of the morn,
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

herald = announcer

'herald, read the accusation!' said the King.
Lewis Carroll -- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

herald = announcer of important information

"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" came next, and led into the nativity scene.
Ernest J. Gaines -- A Lesson Before Dying

herald = announcing important news

Then Aragorn set trumpeters at each of the four roads that ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and the heralds cried aloud...
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King

heralds = people who announce important news — especially a king's representatives

your fame needs no heralds milord
Robert A. Heinlein -- Glory Road

heralds = a person who announces important news

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Less commonly:

More rarely, herald can also refer to an official whose specialty is heraldry (the study of coats of arms — symbols once used to signify the right to bear arms).

Historically a herald was a person who made announcements at jousting matches, or (much more rarely) any prestigious assistant in a dignified setting such as a courthouse or royal palace.

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