auguries

plural of augury
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as in divinations
the art or practice of foretelling future events by interpreting omens the gift of augury that Nostradamus purportedly possessed

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Noun
  • But against all reasonable predictions for this confounding squad, the B’s are a team that has been able to score in bunches, especially when a little urgency is infused into their game.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Here's more on weather predictions for Thanksgiving Week 2025 in Michigan.
    James Powel, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For over two centuries, eerie sightings of the Dash have tied it to omens of death and supernatural lore.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The bad omens came early at this year’s Burning Man — the infamously wild, weeklong celebration of art, music, and unrestrained self-expression held at the end of every summer in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert — portending a particularly extra-ordinary burn.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When and how this messianic revolution would come about was up for debate and speculation, but large segments of the population, based on specific prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, believed that the time was at hand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Back in June, a South African YouTube show about religious prophecies and visions featured an interview with a guest named Joshua Mhlakela.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As portents go, after a testing summer for Newcastle, this did not look altogether positive.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Other auspicious portents are appearing, Worden says, that signal initial Mars colonies could begin spreading out, beneath crystalline hemispheric domes, across the 2030s.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Center assigns them to specific flight routes and schedules where scientists think in-situ data would improve the forecasts as much as possible.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The industrial gas and engineering firm, known for its conservative forecasts, put out a current quarter EPS outlook below estimates.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the pool room — an oval-like space with a pool table set in the middle — Reuter’s work is a brick-like mural with hints of greenery peeking out along the top.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Yates has been dating Andrews since the summer of 2023, after months of Yates' dropping hints online.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His suggestions included searching the market for help at safety, off the edge and in the offensive backfield.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Other suggestions include donating non-perishable items to community fridges or hotspots, such as free Little Libraries.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The indie feature heralds from Benacus Entertainment and RNF Productions.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Auguries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auguries. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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