n. 25B6; noun
(historical) a herald announced the armistice : MESSENGER, courier; proclaimer, announcer, crier.
the first herald of spring : HARBINGER, sign, indicator, indication, signal, prelude, portent, omen; forerunner, precursor; poetic/literary foretoken.
25B6; verb
shouts heralded their approach : PROCLAIM, announce, broadcast, publicize, declare, trumpet, blazon, advertise.
the speech heralded a policy change : SIGNAL, indicate, announce, spell, presage, augur, portend, promise, foretell; usher in, pave the way for, be a harbinger of; poetic/literary foretoken, betoken.