auspice

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as in sponsorship
auspices plural the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation

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Recent Examples of auspice The governing body employs a ‘reporting perimeter’, which asks that clubs report any figures ‘in respect of (that club’s) football activities’, including any amounts that occur under the auspice of other legal entities. Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 Under the auspice of Eggers, Skarsgård created an otherworldly low and gravelly voice for Orlok that has just as much impact as the character’s looks. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Franchise steward Chuck Lorre, co-creator of the original series and all of its offshoots, had been the only auspice announced for the series, starring Big Bang alums Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn and Lauren Lapkus. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 Campbell—who first played Ash under the auspice of writer-director Raimi and producer Tapert on 1981’s The Evil Dead—said metal music wasn’t the only thing that the general public was paranoid about in the 1980s. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 If the Games were to combine under the auspice of true inclusion, where everyone competes together side by side, Paralympic swimmers would struggle to make it through the heat rounds, and basketball would be impossible. Jessica Smith, TIME, 29 July 2024 As part of the pact, the streamer and studio will finance and release movies from Stuber’s new production company under United Artists, a languishing label that once operated under the auspice of MGM. Brent Lang, Variety, 26 July 2024 Instead, it was contested under auspice of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024 Armani also reportedly set up a small charitable foundation in 2016 under the auspice of developing it with capital from the company following his passing. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auspice
Noun
  • While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk, and the band's style -- teased hair, women's clothes and lots of makeup -- inspired the glam movement that took up residence in heavy metal a decade later in bands like Faster Pussycat and Mötley Crüe.
    MARK KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The line between patronage and participation is starting to blur, and crypto gives that sentiment a technical foundation.
    Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • As monarch, King Charles is the head of the Armed Forces, with his eldest son William and his wife Kate holding several honorary roles and patronages related to the military.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Passionate about utopian socialism and architecture, Gaudí’s forms and shapes were totally fresh, otherworldly and are sometimes referred to as a precursor of the Surrealist movement, of which Salvator Dalí was a key proponent.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
  • Back then, President Barack Obama cancelled the space agency’s Constellation program—the precursor of Artemis, which was aiming to have bootprints back on the moon as early as 2015.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • More recently, the brand has ventured into makeup — infusing its bestsellers with hints of color and forging the way for the skinification of makeup.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
  • Scientists in Taiwan looking for a ninth planet in the solar system claim to have found hints of it in archive images of the night sky taken by long-dead infrared telescopes.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Studios could all use that sort of good news, and good omens for the rest of summer movie season.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Trump's experience with special elections as omens Republicans now have 220 House seats, Democrats 213.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • He’s hosted several world leaders for Oval Office sit downs, including most recently Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was elected, in part, for his tough talk against Trump’s suggestions that Canada should become the 51st state.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The suggestion was that Bentancur would be offered a new deal.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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  • How a police chief became a midcentury furniture pro. 2025 Emmy predictions: best comedy series, best comedy actress, and best comedy actor.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • Many of those lost have been specialists in weather forecasting, storm response and resilience, among other skills involved in hurricane preparation, prediction and recovery.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025

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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspice. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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