as in to promise
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Recent Examples of bode
Even so, the relatively low level of support for his highest profile challenger, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva (with just 24% support), bodes well for Luna.
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The Editorial Board, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
But in the run-up to this year’s World Cup, the ongoing war in Iran has resulted in soaring inflation and high fuel prices, neither of which bodes well for tourism or event attendance.
—Hunter Kim, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
But if the show is trying to get through all the original books, this does not bode well for that prospect.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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The Editorial Board, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
But in the run-up to this year’s World Cup, the ongoing war in Iran has resulted in soaring inflation and high fuel prices, neither of which bodes well for tourism or event attendance.
—Hunter Kim, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
But if the show is trying to get through all the original books, this does not bode well for that prospect.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bode
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Find beauty in the ephemeral, and gratitude in what is not promised, and always invest in the people that want to see you blossom.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Though there are still many unknowns regarding the full effect of ayahuasca on the human experience, if my own is any indication, the mental and emotional gates this plant can open seem promising.—
Michaela Trimble,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bode. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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