as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
ancient Roman augurs who predicted the future by reading the flight of birds
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as in to promise
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me
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Recent Examples of augur
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Designed by Pininfarina, the 275 GTB is widely considered one of the prettiest cars Ferrari ever produced, and an augur of what was to come from Ferrari beyond racing: road-going cars that kept redefining how sports cars should look.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The vaulted matchup and fireworks points totals augur for the Packers to have many high-scoring games this year.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Noun
No reliable augurs of a coming bear market are in evidence: S & P up 10 of 11 months, making a new high in September, credit spreads resolutely narrow, all point to an upside bias over a span of months, at least.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Designed by Pininfarina, the 275 GTB is widely considered one of the prettiest cars Ferrari ever produced, and an augur of what was to come from Ferrari beyond racing: road-going cars that kept redefining how sports cars should look.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
Verb
For Begin, whose father, mother, and brother were murdered by Nazis, this augured a second Shoah.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The vaulted matchup and fireworks points totals augur for the Packers to have many high-scoring games this year.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augur
Noun
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In a corner Reluctance to cut welfare spending and raise taxes, while promising big-ticket spending on the NHS, defense, infrastructure and education, means that Labour has boxed itself into a corner, Peel Hunt's Chief Economist Kallum Pickering told CNBC.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike some products that promise glow-in-the-dark illumination that barely shows, our testers found that the Takeya Actives Kids Water Bottle fully delivered on its promise.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At one point in the early 1980s, amid economic downturns, program trustees predicted a shortfall was months away.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The greater Nashville market is outperforming some larger metros and countering national headlines predicting a struggling housing market.—
Collyn Wainwright,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For all her outward support, his wife has clearly begun to have her doubts about her beloved prophet.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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How to tell a true from a false prophet, the real Christ, returned in glory, from a dime-store messiah with a huckster’s charm?—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Are changes in global commerce boding a positive, negative or neutral outcome for businesses, and what actions are organizations taking in response to these shifts?—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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Another element that bodes well for EchoStar is that AT&T is paying a premium for the spectrum.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Summer is turning to fall, and forecasters expect lingering heat, big cool downs and hurricane danger.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Northward under a tropical storm watch, forecasters report.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Despite the seemingly sweet resolution to their storyline (and an ostensibly upbeat last line of dialogue), there’s a strange undercurrent to the Nagisa and Natsuo segment that suggests foreboding as much as potential happiness — a mysterious tension befitting the creator that Miyake is adapting.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
17 Aug. 2025
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With the third season of The White Lotus well underway—and its signature sense of foreboding steadily mounting—cast member Michelle Monaghan was in anything but ominous spirits last night at The Mark Hotel.—
Laura Neilson,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Augur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augur. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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