bodings

noun

plural of boding
as in auspices
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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  1. predictions
  2. suggestions
  3. hints
  4. precursors
  5. heralds
  6. portents
  7. forerunners
  8. omens
Noun
  • The most promising designs are then tested, and the results are fed back into the system for future predictions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That said, Ishbia isn't shying away from making concrete predictions about this season for the Suns.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of predictions
Noun
  • In one letter, Conan Doyle thanked Bell for further story suggestions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Even their three adult children — Michael, Lola and Joaquin — had gotten involved in the discussion, offering suggestions of their own.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no hints about potential interest rate policy moves while attending a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • The three have also introduced tax plans that could be precursors to 2028 platforms.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kiwi Light enough not to burden digestion, kiwi contains natural serotonin precursors and some research links it to faster sleep onset.
    — Patsy Anthony, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of precursors
Noun
  • Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This increasingly seamless connection between runway collections and store stock heralds a new meaning for commercial, repositioning the role of the runway.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heralds
Noun
  • Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of portents
Noun
  • Rather than try to replicate his forerunners’ styles of success, Ternus has so far played to his own strengths—which are also those of Apple, a company that first and foremost builds beautiful products that spark productivity, creativity, and joy.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of forerunners
Noun
  • But from the first scenes, omens lay the groundwork for a sinking spiral of evolving tragedy.
    — Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And according to Tony Lee, Garey’s high school breakout is no surprise given the many omens of his dominance as a youth player.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of omens
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