as in divination
the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
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Recent Examples of astrology
For this reason, premodern astrology was closely connected to astronomy.
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Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Chilton, a serious student of astrology, was standing amid the debris of the adolescent world—maybe the debris of rock and roll itself—and looking to the cosmos for guidance on where to go next.
—Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Your sister-in-law talks a lot about the depredations of identity politics; your teen-age son is obsessed with how much women take from men during divorce; the guy from the hardware store has put half his savings into crypto, using a strategy based on astrology.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Before checking the time in 2025, remember that astrology itself is a system of timekeeping.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Chilton, a serious student of astrology, was standing amid the debris of the adolescent world—maybe the debris of rock and roll itself—and looking to the cosmos for guidance on where to go next.
—Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Your sister-in-law talks a lot about the depredations of identity politics; your teen-age son is obsessed with how much women take from men during divorce; the guy from the hardware store has put half his savings into crypto, using a strategy based on astrology.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Before checking the time in 2025, remember that astrology itself is a system of timekeeping.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for astrology
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“Astrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astrology. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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