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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jessica Smith,
TIME,
29 July 2024
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
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Dior dresses the players for every official appearance—not as a sponsorship decoration but as a statement of aesthetic register.
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Leaders must therefore provide structurally real rewards, like equitable sponsorship, to foster motivation, rather than blaming individual ambition.
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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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Harry also gave up his patronage of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League, while Meghan surrendered her patronage of the Royal National Theatre, which her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, handed down to her.
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Shortly afterward, Daley named Donovan his head of patronage, with the title of administrative assistant to the mayor.
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Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean have topped daily warm records for more than 20 days in June, a precursor to what many scientists expect to be one of the strongest El Niño events on record.
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Today, financial independence is often about knowledge—and career opportunity—as a precursor to power.
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Just One is a cooperative word game where duplicate hints get eliminated.
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These flavors follow through on the palate with additional elements of savory sandstone, pomegranate, and a hint of salinity.
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This pick is also not a great omen for 2024 lottery pick Nikola Topić.
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There was a book in Sapphire’s den that ran a different set of numbers, the math of omens and outcomes.
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But the most promising augury for season two is that Widow’s Bay is old-school monster-of-the-week episodic television.
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The rule of thumb is that if a party sees a mass exodus of its members in Congress, that’s a bad augury.
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Have a suggestion for a future story?
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Any suggestion that unpaid crew is a consequence of APX’s conduct is wrong and misleading.
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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspice. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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