I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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arrival
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But a great noise outside heralds the arrival of the Liberation Army.
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A hacking cough from the porch heralded the arrival of Nancy Little and the Doctor.
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A blast of superheated rock fragments heralded the Doctor's arrival into a huge circular chamber.
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Jennifer already knew that such a meeting nearly always heralded the arrival of a secret visitor - usually a priest.
end
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According to Danto this heralded the end of art.
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The charges brought against Raul Salinas were supposed to herald the end of impunity for powerful politicians and equal justice for everyone.
era
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Of course it did herald a new era ... in the second division.
start
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His decision to purchase the mill heralded the start of a thorough and extensive process of restoration.
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This undramatic event witness by some 40 or 50 people, heralded the start of a new era for lifeboats.
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Living with the family Bringing the baby back home to the family heralds the start of another sort of life.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His prosecution perhaps heralds an end to the systematic corruption that has stained this government's reputation.
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In February, the first storks arrive, heralding spring.
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Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
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The sound of bagpipes heralded the return of the hometown hero.
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What changes do the attacks herald for everyday life in the US?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among numerous accomplishments, he ushered in the Jazz Age and heralded the fabled Harlem Renaissance.
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Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
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The eventual interracial mix will herald the success of that process.
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To dread the slightest sneeze or cough that might herald the onset of polio or tuberculosis.
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Years ago in Los Angeles, she mailed out wedding announcements to herald its purchase.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And they, the despised and rejected of the earth, were both its beneficiaries and its heralds.
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As children, she and her sister Ruth had reckoned the first outing to pick primroses as the true herald of spring.
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Gandhi the general, Tagore the herald .
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Henry despatched his royal herald , Rouge Croix, in return.
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No one wants to be the bearer of bad tidings, or the herald of impending doom.