as in portent
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
some people still believe that a black cat crossing your path is a bad omen
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Recent Examples of omen
Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory omens, while smaller avian species like thrushes were popular as both pets and meals.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
The films are filled with little omens like this, both blatant and subtle — though usually blatant.
—Kellina Moore, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Such spectral doppelgängers stalk the living as grim omens of impending death.
—Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Studios could all use that sort of good news, and good omens for the rest of summer movie season.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
The films are filled with little omens like this, both blatant and subtle — though usually blatant.
—Kellina Moore, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Such spectral doppelgängers stalk the living as grim omens of impending death.
—Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Studios could all use that sort of good news, and good omens for the rest of summer movie season.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omen
Noun
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The rise in the PCE inflation rate yesterday, to 2.8% over the past year (excluding food and energy), is a portent of price increases to come.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her appearance at the funeral had only been a portent of her tragic death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
21 July 2025
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Previously Fefferman was a key player at Radius, the indie-film company co-founded by Tom Quinn that was a forerunner to his highly successful banner Neon.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lehrer was the forerunner of musical comedians like Weird Al Yankovic, Rachel Bloom, and the Lonely Island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The inflation predictions follow actual inflation closely, but the blue line (predicted inflation) is known three months before the red line (actual inflation) is determined, which may serve as a useful warning of major inflation shifts.—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This prediction almost proved disastrously far from the truth.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite these auguries of Sylvester’s moral and psychological well-being, the fact remains he is broke.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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If EVs are any augury, America’s days at technology’s vanguard might be numbered.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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In a foreshadowing of what her later critics would call her victim-blaming, Ms. Brownmiller argued that Ms. Nussbaum was not a passive victim and should have been held partly accountable for the girl’s death.—
Katharine Q. Seelye,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Was that foreshadowing of a win for the 25-year-old New York nurse (and Bryan)?—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
13 July 2025
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The orientation meeting Monday was a precursor to the launch of The Faithful Accompaniment in Trust and Hope, or FAITH, a pilot program that will have religious leaders and volunteers present at San Diego’s immigration court to offer spiritual support, comfort and prayer to those who need it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Florida court contrived a weird and arbitrary compromise, granting new sentencing hearings only to death row prisoners whose sentences were considered final after 2002, when the U.S. court issued a decision that was a precursor to Hurst’s.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ambivalence means a look of cool, ironic detachment which would doubtless work very well in that away strip; lime green with a hint of no f***s given.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Blending sweet, lemony, and earthy aromas with a hint of vanilla, this flavorful option is a great choice to share with a friend at the end of a night out.—
Emily Earlenbaugh,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Omen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omen. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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