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1
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
- a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm
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2
something extraordinary or surprising
- a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world
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- beauty,
- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- knockout
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“Portent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portent. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of portent was in 1562
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