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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2
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
Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The ancient Romans consulted augurs, who discerned the future by studying the behavior of birds.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
But Bondi’s departure does not augur a better world to come.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
This absurd, forceful flare of ego was a bad augur.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The ancient Romans consulted augurs, who discerned the future by studying the behavior of birds.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
But some parishioners remain optimistic that this period of intense hardship finally augurs the end of the regime.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
But Bondi’s departure does not augur a better world to come.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 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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Find beauty in the ephemeral, and gratitude in what is not promised, and always invest in the people that want to see you blossom.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Though there are still many unknowns regarding the full effect of ayahuasca on the human experience, if my own is any indication, the mental and emotional gates this plant can open seem promising.—
Michaela Trimble,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Nobody would have predicted the historic 4-1 dismantling of a respected Paraguay team that had beaten Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying round.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Enhanced risk is a level 3 out of 5 on the scale for predicting storms.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The most savvy prophet of this new reality may be Markiplier himself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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Surely, being a prophet destined to die on the cross would be a painful vocation, and the film refuses to look away from this pain.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
Verb
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That bodes well for fans who want to hear the oldies on the Cure’s upcoming tour of Europe.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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Those combinations bode well for a guy defensively.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Federal forecasters put the odds of a strong El Niño this winter at roughly two in three, and the odds of one matching or exceeding the record 2015 event at better than one in three.—
Ravi S. Bhalla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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While wave size peaked Wednesday, a beach hazard statement is in effect across Southern California through Monday evening, with forecasters warning of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet, according to the National Weather Service.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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