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
Along the way, Disney’s attention to detail and historic trust in Imagineers like Joe Rhode has been decimated, and does not bode well for how much free rein Disney will or will not allow its creatives across divisions.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
That would figure to bode well for Minnesota, one of MLS’ most productive set-piece sides.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
His naked self-dealing, weaponizing the Justice Department against his political foes, turning on our allies, the casino-fication of the White House — none of it bodes well for the future of our democracy, setting precedents that other presidents on both sides of the aisle could very well continue.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
And Pasquantino agreeing to a deal could bode well for Bubic.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
That would figure to bode well for Minnesota, one of MLS’ most productive set-piece sides.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
His naked self-dealing, weaponizing the Justice Department against his political foes, turning on our allies, the casino-fication of the White House — none of it bodes well for the future of our democracy, setting precedents that other presidents on both sides of the aisle could very well continue.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
And Pasquantino agreeing to a deal could bode well for Bubic.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bode
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Semi-solid batteries promise reliable EVs below –4°F Beyond industrial machinery, the liquid-solid battery architecture has clear implications for electric vehicles operating in cold climates.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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During his confirmation hearing Banks promised transparency on the WTC files.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Nile is skeletal like Jared Kushner; his thinness is foreboding, marking a disavowal of all that is sensual.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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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 22 Feb. 2026.
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