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antecessor(sign, example, precursor)
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leader(person, guide, head, star)
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prefigurement(feeling, sign, hunch, foreboding)
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archetype(original, pattern, example, sample)
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exemplar(sign, original, indication, pattern)
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foreshadower(person, show, foresight, precursor)
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announcement(sign, example)
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announcer(herald, messenger)
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author(herald, messenger)
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avant-garde
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bellwether(star, leader, precursor, pacemaker)
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divination(feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
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forecasting(feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
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foreshadow(sign, example)
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front runner(expression, star, leader)
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mark(sign, example)
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preindication(feeling, sign, hunch, revelation)
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presager(person, show, foresight)
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revelation(feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
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signal(feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
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