auspice

noun

ˈȯ-spəs How to pronounce auspice (audio)
Definition of auspicenext
1
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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2
as in forerunner
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation

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Recent Examples of auspice Prime Video’s series adaptation of the popular God Of War video game has added another high-profile creative auspice. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auspice
  1. sponsorship
  2. forerunner
  3. patronage
  4. precursor
  5. hint
  6. omen
  7. augury
  8. suggestion
Noun
  • University of Michigan The program can include on-field and stadium-based branding, scoreboard integrations and end zone placements, digital and in-game sponsorship activations, with an exploration of jersey patches and additional premium assets.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The team’s sponsorship revenue is more than $100 million a year, and the stadium ranks first for non-NFL event gross revenue.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sponsorship
Noun
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • One of the forerunners today in Madeira and the Azores is António Maçanita from Azores Wine Company.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • In September 2025, the Duke of Sussex spoke with British singer Joss Stone at an event for one of his patronages, WellChild.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Critics say officers from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence, operating under the area’s army command structure, use pressure tactics and patronage to favor candidates who endorse Kashmir’s integration with Pakistan.
    — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of patronage
Noun
  • In this telling, Ivan appears as a precursor to Stalin and other ruinous Russian despots.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the meantime, fans must endure another six weeks of this slog, which might just be a precursor.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • And given the lunar ice’s likely extreme age, Dell’Agnello says, tracing its history would offer hints about the origins of Earth’s water as well.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In overtime versus Penn State, Moore had a wide-open touchdown to Kenyon Sadiq on the corner route but quickly found the checkdown at the first hint of pressure.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hint
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 omen
Noun
  • But the most promising augury for season two is that Widow’s Bay is old-school monster-of-the-week episodic television.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • The rule of thumb is that if a party sees a mass exodus of its members in Congress, that’s a bad augury.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of augury
Noun
  • Gates brushed aside the idea that his suggestions might draw pushback from the accelerationist voices in the tech industry.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Mixed response Gates made the same suggestion nearly a decade ago and was subject to robust criticism at the time.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggestion

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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspice. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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