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also forbode
as in to promise
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the dry summer doesn't forebode well for the harvest
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Recent Examples of forebode
Too on-the-nose to be foreboding, such clips offer a window into Linda’s mindset, as do antagonistic sessions with her therapist (and co-worker), amusingly played by Conan O’Brien with a look of constant gastric discomfort on his face that suggests her concerns may be giving him ulcers.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Musically, buoyant dance-pop and explosive love-centric choruses took the place of Rated R’s penchant for foreboding rock ‘n’ roll.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
But are these fantastical, often foreboding musical sequences just in Arthur’s head, or somehow a deeper connection between the two?
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Despite the difficulty, in some cases the stakes are so high—as with North Korea and its nuclear weapons—that armies will have no choice but to take the fight to what is often a vast, foreboding underworld.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Musically, buoyant dance-pop and explosive love-centric choruses took the place of Rated R’s penchant for foreboding rock ‘n’ roll.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
But are these fantastical, often foreboding musical sequences just in Arthur’s head, or somehow a deeper connection between the two?
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Despite the difficulty, in some cases the stakes are so high—as with North Korea and its nuclear weapons—that armies will have no choice but to take the fight to what is often a vast, foreboding underworld.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebode
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The grandiose space’s massive stage and high-caliber lighting rigs promise extravagant parties and ceremonies that will light up the city’s social calendar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 1995, the owner of the Raiders, Al Davis, was offered about two hundred million dollars in public loans to move the team from Los Angeles back to its previous home in Oakland; when the team moved to Las Vegas, three decades later, it was promised nearly triple that amount.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Three threes in a row don’t bode well.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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That would seem to bode well for him with the Masters next on the horizon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Forebode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebode. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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