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Recent Examples of augur
Noun
Designed by Pininfarina, the 275 GTB is widely considered one of the prettiest cars Ferrari ever produced, and an augur of what was to come from Ferrari beyond racing: road-going cars that kept redefining how sports cars should look. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024 Traditionally, companies cut temporary workers before laying off their own permanent staffers, so the sharp drop-off augurs poorly for future job growth, Nicaj says. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
Shipments of Chinese goods to the U.S. are plunging, auguring potential supply-chain disruptions that could empty store shelves as early as this summer, some experts have warned. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 6 May 2025 Across all three surveys, respondents who read that the attacker state denied involvement expressed less concern that a nonresponse would augur future military challenges for the United States. Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for augur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augur
Noun
  • That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.
    Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
  • That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.
    Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That is rich, coming from a presidential administration that promised to fight bureaucracy.
    Emma Collum, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • Del Mar will commence the start of its summer season on July 18 with a celebration that promises eye-catching arrays of color, lively music, bountiful beverages, and swift horses practically flying down the homestretch.
    Kelley Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Unlike the 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard that meteorologists predicted days in advance, this storm was harder to pinpoint, said National Weather Service meteorologist David Beachler at the time.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • The Global Wellness Institute predicts a related category, wellness tourism, will average annual expenditure growth of 16.6% to 2027, noting travel trends that include travel for mental health, sleep and recovery.
    Rafi Golberstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Shakespeare lives in the sky, whereas Joyce was his prophet on earth who Willy spent a lot more time reading and thinking about.
    Benjamin Hale June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • For someone who agrees with his super-restrictive immigration policy ideas, Stein is a kind of prophet whose decades of advocacy as president of the right-wing Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) are finally bearing fruit in president Trump's second term.
    Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • With the third season of The White Lotus well underway—and its signature sense of foreboding steadily mounting—cast member Michelle Monaghan was in anything but ominous spirits last night at The Mark Hotel.
    Laura Neilson, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Too on-the-nose to be foreboding, such clips offer a window into Linda’s mindset, as do antagonistic sessions with her therapist (and co-worker), amusingly played by Conan O’Brien with a look of constant gastric discomfort on his face that suggests her concerns may be giving him ulcers.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Augur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augur. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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