as in promised
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 boded
Last year’s first-round pick, defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and second-round pick, guard Jonah Savaiinaea, along with a slew of late-round finds, can get a full offseason of development, which boded well for Paul going into his second season.
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Viral marketing tactics, coupled with strong social media word-of-mouth, boded well for both films’ success, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Viral marketing tactics, coupled with strong social media word-of-mouth, boded well for both films’ success, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boded
promised
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Most said they were promised a signing bonus of $13,000, monthly salaries as high as $3,500, and Russian citizenship at the end of their service.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The board promised to restore trust and strengthen accountability.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
3 Feb. 2026
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