as in omen
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities
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as in promising
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 boding
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions.
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Tipranks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
While traders are trying to cash in on the rally, geopolitical uncertainty persists, boding well for gold prices.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps did fabulous work, boding well for a stellar second season.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
Now, the woman seems to be replete with suggestions, boding well for yet another January birthday to keep the holiday spirit going.
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Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
This astronomical use of explosives will require an increasing amount of TNT as the war continues, boding poorly for the global supply chain for the foreseeable future.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
Are changes in global commerce boding a positive, negative or neutral outcome for businesses, and what actions are organizations taking in response to these shifts?
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Sj Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
Regrettably, her newfound fame, a determined stalker and a chilling vision about her best friend and roommate, Enid (Emma Myers), isn’t exactly boding well for her misanthropy.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Also apparently boding well along the way was a 2021 FIFA site visit here that included group excursions to Arrowhead, Sporting KC’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence and several potential sites for a fan festival.
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Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions.
—
Tipranks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
While traders are trying to cash in on the rally, geopolitical uncertainty persists, boding well for gold prices.
—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps did fabulous work, boding well for a stellar second season.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
Now, the woman seems to be replete with suggestions, boding well for yet another January birthday to keep the holiday spirit going.
—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
This astronomical use of explosives will require an increasing amount of TNT as the war continues, boding poorly for the global supply chain for the foreseeable future.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
Are changes in global commerce boding a positive, negative or neutral outcome for businesses, and what actions are organizations taking in response to these shifts?
—
Sj Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
Regrettably, her newfound fame, a determined stalker and a chilling vision about her best friend and roommate, Enid (Emma Myers), isn’t exactly boding well for her misanthropy.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boding
Noun
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Diarists and observers, including hymn writer John Newton and militia officers, often treated the event as an omen reflecting the gravity of the Revolution.
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This pick is also not a great omen for 2024 lottery pick Nikola Topić.
Verb
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Trump campaigned on addressing those frustrations, promising disruption instead of the status quo.
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The forecasts are looking increasingly promising for aurora chasers.
Noun
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Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
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But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.
Verb
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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.
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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.
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The city had a history of assimilating such yearners, most notably Madonna, Swift’s forerunner and her own Middle American transplant success story.
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The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.
Noun
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Those resolutions are considered a precursor to the Declaration of Independence.
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Feeding peanuts to the fans evolved, but the early days, whether for the precursor to Aramark or the work of Stevens, were all about a few simple items.
Noun
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Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead.
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But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
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What drags the installment down, however, is the sheer predictability and lack of dissent, with seven out of the nine votes being unanimous — a foreshadowing of seasons to come.
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With Hokum’s foreshadowing of a downbeat conclusion — and considering the rest of McCarthy’s filmography — Ohm’s survival feels unlikely.
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