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
The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.
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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
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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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The price will be closer to $350 (exact costs will vary by dose), although the companies have promised to drop the price over the next two years, administration officials told reporters earlier today.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Boded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boded. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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