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
  • However, scientists have already confirmed that neutrinos do possess mass and thus defied the model’s predictions, though their exact mass remains unknown, with only upper limits established so far.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Real-world data on effectiveness for the new COVID vaccine are still limited, but researchers can make some predictions based on neutralizing antibody levels, known as titers, which indicate the strength of the immune system’s protective response to the virus the vaccines are based on.
    Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 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
  • This justifies higher volume assumptions for US producers leading to higher long-term EBITDA and FCF forecasts.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tartan motif featured severe horizontal and vertical lines, creating squares and including varying shades of muted red with hints of green.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As Android Authority reports, hints of Nano Banana have appeared in the code for the Google app on Android.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Others made suggestions on how to find someone who could be their guardian.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Mifsuds have invited the community to become a part of the menu curation process, by welcoming name suggestions for Six Spoke’s latest brews, like the Vernor Hazeway, a hazy IPA.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pic heralds from Deadpool and John Wick director David Leitch and Bullet Train producer Kelly McCormick’s 87North, and Bill Bindley and Mike Karz’s Gulfstream Pictures (Upgraded), which financed the movie.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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