as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
it's a good thing that people don't remember the tabloid's augurings a year later, since very few come to pass
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as in promising
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school
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as in predicting
to tell of or describe beforehand
the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me
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Recent Examples of auguring
Paul Davidson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Millar, however, noted that a gauge of wholesale costs rose at the fastest pace in more than three years, auguring a further rise in consumer prices.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auguring
Noun
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But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He’s been accused of persuading people to invest their life savings in his real estate opportunities and promising six-figure returns, only to take the profits for himself.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Between 1815 and 1944, alliances promising mutual defense proliferated, yet wars were plentiful.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Robert and Michelle King are known for predicting the future.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even with the benefit of polling data and insights from primaries and historical trends, predicting the winners of traditional political elections is difficult.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Weather forecasting is a powerful tool.—
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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Historically, most weather forecasting models have been based on data from high-income countries in the northern hemisphere.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Sheriffs Chris Davis, of Humphreys County, and Jason Craft, of Hickman County, alternated reading the victims' names.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … RADIO SILENCE – Spanberger’s muted response to dual controversies shapes narrative in final stretch of race.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Flood forecasts Along the coast, moderate to major flooding is forecast at nearly three dozen tide gauges from North Carolina to Long Island over the weekend, including the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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In a note on Monday, market veteran Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, went over his earlier bullish calls on gold, which has repeatedly reached his forecasts ahead of schedule.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As natural disasters erupt, Virginia flees Detroit with her son Joshua, guided by visions that suggest her child is central to an ancient prophecy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Auguring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auguring. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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