Thesaurus results for OMEN

omen

noun

ˈō-mən

Definition of omen

as in portent

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event some people still believe that a black cat crossing your path is a bad omen

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Recent Examples of omen Ever stop to think that your sneeze could be an omen from the gods? — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Could this be an omen for tonight’s game and the rest of the series against the Dodgers? — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 And according to Tony Lee, Garey’s high school breakout is no surprise given the many omens of his dominance as a youth player. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 Now, traders are assessing what the moves mean for a swath of assets and wondering whether yields’ rapid climb is an omen that something could break in the market. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for omen

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Noun

Eager to interpret the gods’ will—surely, stones that trailed light must hold sacred portent—the Romans consulted the Sibylline Books.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Grâce à la merveilleuse découverte de la Science Chrétienne, nos prières pour le monde sont efficaces et portent leurs fruits.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of portent

Noun

Koslow’s screen career began in 1976 as the writer of the film Lifeguard, a ’70s-era Baywatch forerunner starring a hunky Sam Elliott and Anne Archer.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Rather than try to replicate his forerunners’ styles of success, Ternus has so far played to his own strengths—which are also those of Apple, a company that first and foremost builds beautiful products that spark productivity, creativity, and joy.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of forerunner

Noun

But the most promising augury for season two is that Widow’s Bay is old-school monster-of-the-week episodic television.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
The rule of thumb is that if a party sees a mass exodus of its members in Congress, that’s a bad augury.

— Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025

Definition of augury

Noun

The model uses a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture that connects reasoning, prediction and physical action, allowing robots to interpret instructions, anticipate outcomes and translate decisions into movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Forecasters caution, however, that these predictions are just that, predictions.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of prediction

Noun

This is the initial foreshadowing that Rob is incredibly perturbed by being on a TV show.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
The foreshadowing for such games may have existed in the preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, against whom Butker made attempts from 45, 58 and 69 before missing an extra point and a game-winner from 43.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreshadowing

Noun

To fix the chemical interference, the research team added a decoupling modulator molecule featuring ammonium ions, iodide ions, and two sulfonate groups to the precursor solution.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
This notorious commercial entity, a precursor of the global corporations of today and big enough to command its own army, ruthlessly exploited foreign resources, human and material.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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