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
The Heat hopes this winless preseason isn’t a bad omen for what’s ahead this time around.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Aranda’s spectacular 2021 season appears not an omen for Baylor football but rather one of those magical one-off years.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
It was followed by a celebration on the terrace of Galeries Lafayette, Mumbai — interrupted briefly by a rain shower — which many from the team hailed as an omen of good luck.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
For over two centuries, eerie sightings of the Dash have tied it to omens of death and supernatural lore.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Aranda’s spectacular 2021 season appears not an omen for Baylor football but rather one of those magical one-off years.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
It was followed by a celebration on the terrace of Galeries Lafayette, Mumbai — interrupted briefly by a rain shower — which many from the team hailed as an omen of good luck.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
For over two centuries, eerie sightings of the Dash have tied it to omens of death and supernatural lore.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omen
Noun
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Many reckoned with its ideals; pervasive talk of liberty held particular portent for women’s lives.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Keane, though, sees nothing but disaster ahead, a portent presaged by some of the film’s most enduring images, like a stretch limo with a flat tire and a steam room littered with empty champagne bottles.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Perfected by forerunners such as Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette, this fall has already seen two music stars gift us with lay-it-all-out-there lyrics.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Park cinema launched under the ownership of Cineplex Odeon Cinemas, a forerunner of Cineplex and today an operator of multiplexes and out of home destinations.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The rule of thumb is that if a party sees a mass exodus of its members in Congress, that’s a bad augury.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dream books offered augury, poetry, and purpose—a kind of secular scripture for the numbers game.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Yet the surge in profits still fell below analysts’ lofty predictions of $433 million, helping to send shares lower.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Many of these predictions have already manifested.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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In a foreshadowing of graver threats to come, this time GICs also disrupted the electrical signals that powered the rail network in London and surged through telephone lines around Chicago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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But really, the appearance of the demonic nun is a foreshadowing of The Nun, which would be released two years later.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nya Lödöse was an important precursor to modern-day Gothenburg, located in the city’s eastern part between 1473 and 1624.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Bogle introduced the first index fund for everyday investors, a precursor to the Vanguard 500.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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For Swain, the rise of directs presages nothing less than a revolution in the world’s financial markets.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 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
Noun
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Players can provide hints or hold fast but will end up pissing the duo off either way.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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This burgundy option brings a hint of holiday cheer while looking sophisticated.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Omen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omen. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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