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
  • How cricket grows in America will not be determined by sponsorship money alone, or broadcast deals, or the size of the diaspora.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But other grant and sponsorship opportunities will allow others to participate for a nominal fee, with at least 51% of participants continuing to come from the original income categories, RISE Director Brian Margulis said.
    — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 5 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
  • As royal patronage shifted in the seventh century, support for Buddhism declined and Kashmir emerged as a center of Hindu literature and philosophy.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Just as Tehran funded Shiite militias in Iraq and Lebanon, Ankara has been meeting quietly with Iraqi tribes and Kurds to replace patronage by the Mullahs in Iran.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of patronage
Noun
  • That facility is described as a precursor to the larger Terafab project.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Exhibits will include original equipment, Cold War archives, veterans’ oral histories, and a rare early ARPANET system—a precursor to today’s internet.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • January 20 – February 18 A money conversation may need fewer hints and more numbers.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Alright, read on for some hints and clues for today’s Wordle, plus today’s Bonus Wordle.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hint
Noun
  • Meanwhile, industrial and real estate investment plunged in the first half of the year, a bad omen for the world’s second-biggest economy.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Diarists and observers, including hymn writer John Newton and militia officers, often treated the event as an omen reflecting the gravity of the Revolution.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 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
  • Trump has said that using granite rather than concrete for the helipad was his suggestion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Merseyside sources have played down suggestions of a formal bid for the Canada international, but talks have taken place between the two clubs.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggestion

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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspice. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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