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as in prediction
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 omen
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 divination
the art or practice of foretelling future events by interpreting omens
the gift of augury that Nostradamus purportedly possessed
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Recent Examples of augury
If EVs are any augury, America’s days at technology’s vanguard might be numbered.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
These signs seem to confirm Sahm’s augury that the economy remains healthy.
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David Thomas,
Forbes,
16 Oct. 2024
The auguries were not favorable for a Pétain acquittal.
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Robert O. Paxton,
Harper's Magazine,
17 Dec. 2023
With this new investor, the augury for the cigar industry is good.
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Nicholas Foulkes,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2023
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
These signs seem to confirm Sahm’s augury that the economy remains healthy.
—
David Thomas,
Forbes,
16 Oct. 2024
The auguries were not favorable for a Pétain acquittal.
—
Robert O. Paxton,
Harper's Magazine,
17 Dec. 2023
With this new investor, the augury for the cigar industry is good.
—
Nicholas Foulkes,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augury
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To be sure, some of the worst-case predictions did not materialize, such as an immediate recession or a housing market crash.
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.
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And what might be a good omen has been unearthed during the building activity at Sojourner Place at Park.
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Long before scientists understood solar wind or magnetism, people associated auroras with spirits, omens, warriors, or celestial beings.
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The second part centers on tarot as a tool of divination and creative inspiration, beginning with the iconic 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck and moving on to art works from the twentieth century into the present day.
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Diamond Seas presents plunderphonics as a form of divination, akin to spirit photography or automatic writing.
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The National Weather Service issued an extreme-heat watch at the Grand Canyon for midday Monday through Tuesday, forecasting temperatures that could exceed 110 degrees at the low-elevation Phantom Ranch.
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Preparing for what comes after AGI, the authors write, will take forecasting and benchmarking and continuous monitoring, plus the ability to turn that work into policy quickly, across labs and governments and the research community at the same time.
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The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.
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In 2007, the Oatley family opened Qualia, their 30-acre flagship property and the forerunner of Australia’s luxury lodges.
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Analysts at Citi on Monday adjusted their forecast for oil to $75 a barrel in the third quarter of this year, compared to a previous forecast of $110.
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Before Wednesday’s storms, several large outbreaks occurred across the state the previous week on the evening of June 11, producing 20 tornadoes in the northern Illinois and northwest Indiana forecast area alone.
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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.
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In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.
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“Augury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augury. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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