variants
also forbode
as in to predict
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the dry summer doesn't forebode well for the harvest
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Recent Examples of forebode
Despite the difficulty, in some cases the stakes are so high—as with North Korea and its nuclear weapons—that armies will have no choice but to take the fight to what is often a vast, foreboding underworld.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
There are foreboding close-ups on clock faces and their fast-changing digits.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 June 2023
That Wells Fargo win, in May at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., had come against a foreboding list of rivals whose surnames — McIlroy and Spieth, Scott and Day — were bywords for golfing brilliance even before Clark finished college.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
Among the Ukrainian troops, their work on these proving grounds appears to amplify a sense of confidence, rather than foreboding.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2023
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
There are foreboding close-ups on clock faces and their fast-changing digits.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 June 2023
That Wells Fargo win, in May at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., had come against a foreboding list of rivals whose surnames — McIlroy and Spieth, Scott and Day — were bywords for golfing brilliance even before Clark finished college.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
Among the Ukrainian troops, their work on these proving grounds appears to amplify a sense of confidence, rather than foreboding.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebode
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Something like our turbulence prediction module might someday be inserted into bigger climate models that can do better at predicting things like hurricanes.—
Steve Nadis,
Wired News,
1 June 2025
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Spinrad visited Southern California in late May and was taken aback by the number of people raising concern over the agency’s ability to continue predicting atmospheric river events, with all of their implications on public safety, reservoir operations and hydro power.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Trump has promised mass deportations and has moved to roll back Biden-era immigration policies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Former President Joe Biden blocked the sale on national security grounds, and, as a presidential candidate, Trump also promised to block it.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) are anticipated.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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That’s the threshold where extreme heat, storms, and droughts become more intense, more frequent, and more challenging to anticipate using outdated models built on decades of relatively stable climate risk trends.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In previous years, rent also rose faster in these areas compared with the rest of the county, but the gap grew post-fires, which experts said indicates the fires are the likely cause.—
Phi Do,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Despite some reports indicating otherwise, the 28-year-old Bieber, who is married to singer Justin Bieber, almost certainly won’t become a billionaire from the deal, which is structured to pay out $600 million in cash and $200 million in e.l.f.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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At this pace, nonalcoholic beer is forecast to surpass ale as the second-largest beer category by volume worldwide this year, behind only lagers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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In April, Goldman Sachs (GS) forecast the price of new cars rising between $2,000 and $4,000 due to new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on steel and aluminum — and prices of new vehicles always trickling down to the used market.—
Michael Barclay,
Quartz,
6 June 2025
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“Forebode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebode. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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