Thesaurus results for AUGURIES

auguries

noun

plural of augury

as in predictions

a declaration that something will happen in the future a yearbook augury that of all the graduates, he would be the most likely to succeed

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as in omens

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event some people believe that a broken mirror is an augury of seven years' bad luck

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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

In contrast, all there is of the future is our predictions, hopes, and beliefs about what might happen, which are again states of our minds in the present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
The league is also asking prediction markets to stop offering predictions on officiating, such as how many flags will be thrown.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of predictions

Noun

No omens, no fear—just another extraordinarily beautiful experience locked into memory.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Black cats can be seen as bad omens, sometimes associated with witches and with the old superstition to not let a black cat cross your path.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of omens

Noun

Nomura also added forecasts for two more hikes for the European Central Bank in December and March, adding that inflation could print above target until early 2027, citing the Iran conflict.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
That scenario has leapt from the realm of science fiction into forecasts about the near future, at least among some AI employees and observers.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of forecasts

Noun

Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026

Definition of portents

Noun

Some of its inhabitants look for ominous signs and listen to prophecies.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
If only professional old salt Wyck (Stephen Root) would quit with the doomsday prophecies about the fog being a sign of the island waking from malevolent slumber.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophecies

Noun

Zidar and Zwick have some suggestions for how to change this.

— John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Many suggestions have circulated about who could be the next 007 agent in the James Bond film franchise, and Pierce Brosnan has a new take on where the studio could go.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

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