1
as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
told him she couldn't dance with him just then, but her auspicious smile encouraged him to ask again later
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2
as in favorable
pointing toward a happy outcome
began the season with an auspicious win against their strongest football rival
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Recent Examples of auspicious
But the vast majority of the crowd was Venezuelan and came to celebrate their country with auspicious hope, raucous revelry, and, of course, baseball.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Privacy is vital as auspicious Jupiter stations direct in your shy 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Our first meeting was not auspicious.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Even for auspicious houseplants like orchids, used as a symbol of abundance and prosperity, prices were slashed by as much as 40% from last year.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Privacy is vital as auspicious Jupiter stations direct in your shy 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Our first meeting was not auspicious.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Even for auspicious houseplants like orchids, used as a symbol of abundance and prosperity, prices were slashed by as much as 40% from last year.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for auspicious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auspicious
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Helen is said to have sacrificed a promising acting career to star in her husband’s films and raise their kids, adding an interesting wrinkle to Ula’s dilemma about breaking the news of her next gig to her parents.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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The most promising should be the white-collar grouping of professional and business services employment, which has been showing signs of improvement after three years of job shedding.—
Conor Sen,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, such an action risks preventing favorable conditions for a historic dialogue between the governments of the two countries, which are both united by a desire to disarm Hezbollah and strengthen Lebanon’s state capacities.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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So, whether you're drawn to the accessibility of a gold ETF, the tangibility of coins or bars or the tax advantages of a gold IRA, the current dip may offer a more favorable entry point than the market provided just weeks ago.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Often called the Butterfly Nebula or the Bug Nebula, this object displays a striking structure involving two bright gas lobes extending in opposite directions, separated by a thick, dusty ring—known as a torus—around the central star.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Penny is a truly bright light in the classroom, bringing a genuine joy and curiosity to her daily practice.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Whether that’s more encouraging or concerning is up to you.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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There was a pervasive sense among the workers that the government was ignoring—if not outright encouraging—violence against white farmers.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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This means that previous modelling was likely overly optimistic of engine performance, and reveals that real engines will like underperform with existing designs.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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And many borrowers began the year cautiously optimistic that the momentum would continue.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The circumstances in which many creative efforts arise are rarely propitious.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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The book has recently been reissued at what feels like a propitious moment, when modern treatments of Greek myth proliferate, many of them adapting stories about destiny and order for a chaotic and individualistic time.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Auspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspicious. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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