"harbingers" in the noun sense
1. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
"harbingers" in the verb sense
1. announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald
foreshadow or presage
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