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 organization took onthe program's management after the state of Texas cut its refugee programs in 2017 under the auspice that that some refugees were not being properly vetted. Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025 The pickup caps a long journey for the project, which was first announced in April 2023 with no premise and a single auspice, Lorre, via Big Bang studio Warner Bros. Television where his Chuck Lorre Prods. is based. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auspice
Noun
  • In 2024, the Cowboys generated about $300 million in sponsorship revenue, by far the most in the NFL, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Like college coaches, social media gurus work their way through the ranks of the industry, and in an age where all eyeballs can attract revenues and sponsorships and ultimately, more money in the pockets of players and recruits in a competitive marketplace, Lazarus and his colleagues are valuable.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The reactor is the forerunner to the Aalo Pod, a 50-megawatt modular power plant designed specifically for data centers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Bittler has been with Paramount (and its forerunner Viacom) for some 25 years, most recently as executive vp communications for the company’s kids and family division, including Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and kids and family series at Paramount+.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Business owners in the area remembered the designer’s patronage fondly.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Princess Kate's patronage is a newer royal role.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Events once considered rare—like the 2003 Northeast blackout that hit 50 million people—are now seen as precursors of larger disruptions.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Armani’s foray into the food and beverage world in 1998 served as a precursor to his interior design endeavors but greatly established his design vision.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, glitter shadow spilled under her eyes, filling in her waterline next to a brown eyeliner with hints of gold.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Crafted Flatzz are available in five different artisanal recipes, according to Pizza Hut, including a Three Cheese Flatzz that is layered with sweet marinara sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, Romano and a hint of oregano.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bad omen when your season starts with a spitting ejection in first minute of first game?
    Greg Cote September 7, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In the final novel of the series, The Last Battle, the destruction of trees and dryads in Lantern Waste, a place tied to the creation of Narnia itself, is one of many portentous omens signalling the end of the world.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dream books offered augury, poetry, and purpose—a kind of secular scripture for the numbers game.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Despite these auguries of Sylvester’s moral and psychological well-being, the fact remains he is broke.
    Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Have a suggestion for a future topic?
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My hope is to behold something unexpected that might raise eyebrows or even provoke discomfort, offering visual suggestions that look beyond the comfortable horizon.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspice. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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