Herald
noun
Someone or something that announces important news or events that are to occur soon.
The blooming flowers are a herald of spring.
verb
To announce or signal the approach of something or someone.
The teacher entered the room, heralding the start of the lesson.
Often appears as...
- herald the arrival
- herald the approach
noun
Official whose duty was to announce important news or events in ancient times.
In the middle ages, a herald would announce the arrival of a king.
Usage tips
Historical
noun
Someone or something that announces important news or events that are to occur soon.
The blooming flowers are a herald of spring.
verb
To announce or signal the approach of something or someone.
The teacher entered the room, heralding the start of the lesson.
Often appears as...
- herald the arrival
- herald the approach
noun
Official whose duty was to announce important news or events in ancient times.
In the middle ages, a herald would announce the arrival of a king.
Usage tips
Historical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Setting
Herald often creates anticipation for future events or changes.
Dark clouds on the horizon herald an approaching storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Used metaphorically, 'herald' signifies a first sign or indication.
The first robin is often heralded as a sign of spring.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Herald can carry a positive tone, implying good news or welcome developments.
An uptick in the economy is heralded as a time of prosperity.
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Setting
Herald often creates anticipation for future events or changes.
Dark clouds on the horizon herald an approaching storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Used metaphorically, 'herald' signifies a first sign or indication.
The first robin is often heralded as a sign of spring.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Herald can carry a positive tone, implying good news or welcome developments.
An uptick in the economy is heralded as a time of prosperity.
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Setting
Herald often creates anticipation for future events or changes.
Dark clouds on the horizon herald an approaching storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Used metaphorically, 'herald' signifies a first sign or indication.
The first robin is often heralded as a sign of spring.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Herald can carry a positive tone, implying good news or welcome developments.
An uptick in the economy is heralded as a time of prosperity.
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Mansa Musa, one of the...
and differing written records, so it's difficult to determine the exact details. But what most agree on is the extravagant scale of the excursion. Chroniclers describe an entourage of tens of thousands of soldiers, civilians, and slaves, 500 heralds bearing gold staffs and dressed in fine silks,
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How to build a greener,...
of cooperation the cooperation is like a species it responds like any species to its environment which in this case is policies prices and institutions I believe we can through this approach achieve unchanged in the cooperation towards one which basically heralds in
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Dogon Dama PIPE National...
where his grandfather is the oldest man in the village the revered keeper of the masks it's his responsibility to determine the timing of the Dhamma but there's a conflict some years ago a spirit told the village fortune-teller that the next Dhamma would herald the
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Journey to Manhood PIPE...
where his grandfather is the oldest man in the village the revered keeper of the masks it's his responsibility to determine the timing of the Dhamma but there's a conflict some years ago a spirit told the village fortune-teller that the next Dhamma would herald the
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The New Era of Discovery...
revolutionized how we see the world how we see ourselves with it's simple message that we are one people traveling on one planet towards one shared future in this breathtaking beauty is a deep heralding to the unity that to the unity
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The myth of Hades and...
When Persephone ascended to Earth, she and her mother rejoiced. Together, they showered the fields with rain and nurtured them with sun. For mortals, Persephone’s arrival came to herald the start of spring.
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Night Flowering & Tiny...
the kinkajou mother is strictly nocturnal natural signals that herald daybreak urge you return to her treetop nest hole this Haven is vital protection from dangerous daylight hunters such as Eagles
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How mRNA Medicine Will...
Now vaccines are only the beginning. As I said before, the advent of mRNA vaccines is heralding in an entirely new era of medicines. mRNAs give us the ability to not only prevent disease
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Nile Ibis Birds Create...
as heralds of the flood the sacred Ibis that now populate the river are held in high esteem as they probe for snails they resemble scribes dipping pens into
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
a great storm heralded the start of the corral queen's story and now eight years later another marks its brutal end
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Mansa Musa, one of the...
and differing written records, so it's difficult to determine the exact details. But what most agree on is the extravagant scale of the excursion. Chroniclers describe an entourage of tens of thousands of soldiers, civilians, and slaves, 500 heralds bearing gold staffs and dressed in fine silks,
Video examples
How to build a greener,...
of cooperation the cooperation is like a species it responds like any species to its environment which in this case is policies prices and institutions I believe we can through this approach achieve unchanged in the cooperation towards one which basically heralds in
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Dogon Dama PIPE National...
where his grandfather is the oldest man in the village the revered keeper of the masks it's his responsibility to determine the timing of the Dhamma but there's a conflict some years ago a spirit told the village fortune-teller that the next Dhamma would herald the
Video examples
Journey to Manhood PIPE...
where his grandfather is the oldest man in the village the revered keeper of the masks it's his responsibility to determine the timing of the Dhamma but there's a conflict some years ago a spirit told the village fortune-teller that the next Dhamma would herald the
Video examples
The New Era of Discovery...
revolutionized how we see the world how we see ourselves with it's simple message that we are one people traveling on one planet towards one shared future in this breathtaking beauty is a deep heralding to the unity that to the unity
Video examples
The myth of Hades and...
When Persephone ascended to Earth, she and her mother rejoiced. Together, they showered the fields with rain and nurtured them with sun. For mortals, Persephone’s arrival came to herald the start of spring.
Video examples
Night Flowering & Tiny...
the kinkajou mother is strictly nocturnal natural signals that herald daybreak urge you return to her treetop nest hole this Haven is vital protection from dangerous daylight hunters such as Eagles
Video examples
How mRNA Medicine Will...
Now vaccines are only the beginning. As I said before, the advent of mRNA vaccines is heralding in an entirely new era of medicines. mRNAs give us the ability to not only prevent disease
Video examples
Nile Ibis Birds Create...
as heralds of the flood the sacred Ibis that now populate the river are held in high esteem as they probe for snails they resemble scribes dipping pens into
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
a great storm heralded the start of the corral queen's story and now eight years later another marks its brutal end
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Alison Owen
English Producer
To say the Internet is the death of books and movies is like saying someone invented a new, more efficient kind of cup and it heralds the death of coffee - a new improved form of carrying something, which is essentially what the Internet is, should be helpful to our business.
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Jidenna
American Musician
I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
As I look into the future, I see radical changes in both how people 'attain beauty,' and how the world perceives beauty. In general, I believe traditional beauty will be less valuable - and more uniqueness will be heralded.
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David O. McKay
American Clergyman
There is a crying need today to have this truth heralded throughout the land that youth especially may appreciate and hold the freedom of the individual as sacred as did our revolutionary fathers.
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Mahmoud Darwish
Palestinian Poet
The Palestinians are the only nation in the world that feels with certainty that today is better than what the days ahead will hold. Tomorrow always heralds a worse situation.
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Augustus Hare
English Writer
Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming.
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Amitava Kumar
Indian Writer
If India breaks your heart with untold inequalities, it also surprises you with the unheralded achievements of its most humble citizens.
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
Australia has produced amazing costume designers that are unheralded.
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Alison Owen
English Producer
To say the Internet is the death of books and movies is like saying someone invented a new, more efficient kind of cup and it heralds the death of coffee - a new improved form of carrying something, which is essentially what the Internet is, should be helpful to our business.
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Jidenna
American Musician
I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
As I look into the future, I see radical changes in both how people 'attain beauty,' and how the world perceives beauty. In general, I believe traditional beauty will be less valuable - and more uniqueness will be heralded.
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David O. McKay
American Clergyman
There is a crying need today to have this truth heralded throughout the land that youth especially may appreciate and hold the freedom of the individual as sacred as did our revolutionary fathers.
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Mahmoud Darwish
Palestinian Poet
The Palestinians are the only nation in the world that feels with certainty that today is better than what the days ahead will hold. Tomorrow always heralds a worse situation.
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Augustus Hare
English Writer
Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming.
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Amitava Kumar
Indian Writer
If India breaks your heart with untold inequalities, it also surprises you with the unheralded achievements of its most humble citizens.
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Isaac Asimov
American Scientist
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
Australia has produced amazing costume designers that are unheralded.
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
I am the herald of the Great King.
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