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
The films are filled with little omens like this, both blatant and subtle — though usually blatant.
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Kellina Moore, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Such spectral doppelgängers stalk the living as grim omens of impending death.
—Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Studios could all use that sort of good news, and good omens for the rest of summer movie season.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump's experience with special elections as omens Republicans now have 220 House seats, Democrats 213.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kellina Moore, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Such spectral doppelgängers stalk the living as grim omens of impending death.
—Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Studios could all use that sort of good news, and good omens for the rest of summer movie season.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump's experience with special elections as omens Republicans now have 220 House seats, Democrats 213.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omen
Noun
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Appearances aren’t deceptive; the portents are grim.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
12 June 2025
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Thus, the negative GDP change should not be taken as a portent of looming disaster.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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This is, in part, explained by the institutional memory of the competition’s forerunner — the Intercontinental Cup — and the legendary battles of a bygone era.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Another forerunner of today’s scene is Ansedonia, a hillside community of upscale homes near Capalbio that in the 1960s became popular with creative types from the Italian capital.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The problem is that making these predictions accurately is difficult.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Ebadi made the prediction as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Despite these auguries of Sylvester’s moral and psychological well-being, the fact remains he is broke.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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If EVs are any augury, America’s days at technology’s vanguard might be numbered.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
Noun
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John wonders if he and his foreshadowing are chopped liver.—
Stacia Brown,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Democrats assailed the budget as a devastating foreshadowing of Trump's vision for the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Organizations can measure psychological safety data as a precursor to inclusion.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Washington said the firms funneled money to Chinese firms that produce the precursors for fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid that has stoked a drug epidemic in the US.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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While few details were shared at the time, there were hints that the podcast would soon be relaunching.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The strawberries are then quartered and added to the skillet alongside ruby port (a sweet fortified wine that generally tastes like red berries) and fresh ginger for a hint of sweet spice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Omen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omen. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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