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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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Western Tech doesn’t train truck drivers, but the college predicts a handful of its programs will be eligible for the new grants.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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Rain showers and periodic storms are possible every day through Tuesday before humidity and heat were expected to build again in the Chicago area, the weather service predicted.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel both promised to release more information on the case after joining the administration, and Trump allies like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk have also publicly called for the files to be made public.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The news closely followed Microsoft’s Aurora announcement, an AI foundation model that promises to revolutionize not just weather forecasting but environmental prediction broadly.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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That said, depending on how things unfold in training camp, the next phase of the franchise could begin sooner than initially anticipated.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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In court filings, Pryor anticipated, and attempted to quell, the timing problem by arguing he was required to cede control of his NIL in perpetuity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 July 2025
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There’s no evidence to indicate Cook is going anywhere soon.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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These too likely indicate financial stress and may rebound in the next year or two.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Holding rates steady or two cuts in 2025 were forecast as most likely.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Wall Street bank also expects the euro to strengthen further against the dollar over the next 12 months, forecasting a EUR/USD rate of 1.25, driven by a large German fiscal stimulus package and a weaker dollar.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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“Forebode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebode. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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