plural auspices
ˈȯ-spə-səz 
-ˌsēz
1
auspices plural
: kindly patronage and guidance
doing research under the auspices of the local historical society
2
: a prophetic sign
especially
: a favorable sign
3
: observation by an augur especially of the flight and feeding of birds to discover omens
Examples of auspice in a Sentence
a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation
interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation
Recent Examples on the Web
The organization took onthe program's management after the state of Texas cut its refugee programs in 2017 under the auspice that that some refugees were not being properly vetted.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
The pickup caps a long journey for the project, which was first announced in April 2023 with no premise and a single auspice, Lorre, via Big Bang studio Warner Bros. Television where his Chuck Lorre Prods. is based.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2025
The governing body employs a ‘reporting perimeter’, which asks that clubs report any figures ‘in respect of (that club’s) football activities’, including any amounts that occur under the auspice of other legal entities.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Under the auspice of Eggers, Skarsgård created an otherworldly low and gravelly voice for Orlok that has just as much impact as the character’s looks.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
If the Games were to combine under the auspice of true inclusion, where everyone competes together side by side, Paralympic swimmers would struggle to make it through the heat rounds, and basketball would be impossible.
—Jessica Smith, TIME, 29 July 2024
As part of the pact, the streamer and studio will finance and release movies from Stuber’s new production company under United Artists, a languishing label that once operated under the auspice of MGM.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 July 2024
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
The pickup caps a long journey for the project, which was first announced in April 2023 with no premise and a single auspice, Lorre, via Big Bang studio Warner Bros. Television where his Chuck Lorre Prods. is based.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2025
The governing body employs a ‘reporting perimeter’, which asks that clubs report any figures ‘in respect of (that club’s) football activities’, including any amounts that occur under the auspice of other legal entities.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Under the auspice of Eggers, Skarsgård created an otherworldly low and gravelly voice for Orlok that has just as much impact as the character’s looks.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
If the Games were to combine under the auspice of true inclusion, where everyone competes together side by side, Paralympic swimmers would struggle to make it through the heat rounds, and basketball would be impossible.
—Jessica Smith, TIME, 29 July 2024
As part of the pact, the streamer and studio will finance and release movies from Stuber’s new production company under United Artists, a languishing label that once operated under the auspice of MGM.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 July 2024
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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auspice. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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