Vocabulary
Harbinger
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In fact, some feel that the extreme political polarisation in America is the harbinger of a civil war.
- The devastating floods of 2022 were not merely a temporary setback but a harbinger of the climate-driven challenges that continue to threaten our food security.
- With tensions simmering under the surface, will the amendment be the harbinger of a catastrophic conflagration?
- Most Kashmiri parties in the electoral fray are keen to see the feeble attempt at restoring democracy in the state as a potential harbinger of peace to end their exacerbated suffering under Modi`s rule.
- Or would the day be likelier remembered as the harbinger of bad news for Kashmiris, whose special rights Modi snatched on this day through a parliamentary motion in 2019?
Synonyms
herald, augury, indicator, signal, sign, prelude, portent, indication, omen, forewarning
Curator example
“witch hazels are the harbingers of spring”
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