4
revelation(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
4
signal(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
4
threat(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, revelation)
4
trailblazer(noun, precursor)
3
advertiser(noun, herald, messenger)
3
bird of ill omen(noun, sign, presage, portent, prognostication)
3
death knell(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
explorer
3
forebearer(noun, herald, messenger, predecessor)
3
foresight(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
foretelling(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
hint(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
hunch(noun, feeling, sign, premonition, presentiment)
3
ill omen(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
initiator(noun, herald, messenger)
3
menace(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
prefiguring(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
scout(noun, precursor)
3
speculation(noun, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
3
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