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- Adumbrate
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Adumbrate
AD-um-brayt
Definition
(verb) To foreshadow or suggest something partially or vaguely.
Example
The novel adumbrates a political crisis that mirrors real-world tensions.
Fun FactFrom Latin “adumbratus,” meaning “to shadow or sketch out,” the term is common in literary and legal contexts. In Supreme Court opinions, justices may adumbrate future positions without making full arguments.
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