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herald n. [
trumpeter] (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
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herald v. [
announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell] foreshadow or presage
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herald v. [
acclaim, hail] praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
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herald n. [
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, precursor] something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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herald v. [
hail] greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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