as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
ancient Roman augurs who predicted the future by reading the flight of birds
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as in to promise
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me
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Recent Examples of augur
Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
No reliable augurs of a coming bear market are in evidence: S & P up 10 of 11 months, making a new high in September, credit spreads resolutely narrow, all point to an upside bias over a span of months, at least.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Every day augurs some new threat—to democracy, to decency.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The ancient Romans consulted augurs, who discerned the future by studying the behavior of birds.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
No reliable augurs of a coming bear market are in evidence: S & P up 10 of 11 months, making a new high in September, credit spreads resolutely narrow, all point to an upside bias over a span of months, at least.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
In my mind, the combination of immunity to AI (for the most part or, at least, for now) plus an incoming Federal Reserve chair who has a single mandate directly from the President will augur well for the group.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Every day augurs some new threat—to democracy, to decency.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augur
Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026
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While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sunday marked only the first chapter, and an early test for a young, promising head coach.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 18 million acre-feet was likely an overestimation of how much water there was even a century ago, but today’s river provides even less than the total amounts promised to states in 1922.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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These tools help predict how a candidate will handle challenges, collaborate, and fit into your team.—
Karla Vallecillo,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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At these critical points, theory predicts that entanglement may spike dramatically, but models often fail to describe what actually happens.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, which was being attacked by the Assyrian Empire.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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That name comes from the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, when the prophet Nehemiah used his influence to coordinate a large assembly to call out the nobles and moneylenders for exploiting the Israelites.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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This doesn't bode well for large or small-scale woodworking projects, from DIY birdhouses to picnic tables.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The prospect of a strong El Niño has rattled forecasters, who fear an unprecedented wave of global heat into 2027.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its unlikely that the weekend’s rainstorm is a direct product of the El Niño cycle, which forecasters predict will emerge sometime in May through July, said Schoenfeld.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Augur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augur. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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