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Adumbrate

Definition

(formal, literary) To foreshadow or indicate something vaguely or indirectly, often through subtle hints or suggestions. Typically used to describe a situation or event that is hinted at but not explicitly stated.

Example Sentences

1The author's use of ominous imagery adumbrates the tragic events that unfold in the final chapters of the novel.
2Does the government's recent policy shift adumbrate a more significant change in their economic strategy?
3The artist's latest series of paintings adumbrates a growing concern with environmental degradation and its impact on human society.
4Critics argue that the company's financial reports adumbrate a more serious underlying problem with their business model.
5There is a sense in which the earliest myths of a culture adumbrate the fundamental human concerns that will shape its subsequent history.

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