augured

past tense of augur

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of augured Husseini attempted to ply him with patronage, appointing him imam of a new mosque, but the cleric’s burgeoning following augured poorly for Husseini’s grip on power. Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augured
Verb
  • Lawmakers have promised that schools and local governments, which receive a large share of the sales tax revenue the state collects, will be held harmless by the shift.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Humphrey and his command staff are working with Effective Law Enforcement For All (ELEFA), the group recently chosen by city officials as the independent monitor to oversee changes promised for the department.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With this year's costumes trend predicted to be pop culture-heavy, obvious duo costumes, like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, come to mind.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Heading into the seven-game series opener, Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon predicted the Aces’ bench could be a potential separator between the opponents.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Viral marketing tactics, coupled with strong social media word-of-mouth, boded well for both films’ success, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore.
    Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025

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