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
Therefore, it shouldn’t be seen as an omen or indicator of what’s still to come, tactically speaking.
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
The day’s clear blue sky, in a city that tends to be smoggy, seemed especially a good omen for commerce.
—Anindo Sen, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
For Terrier fans who believe in omens: BU defeated Ohio State by the same 8-3 score the last time the teams met in 2009 during an NCAA regional semifinal.
—Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
The omens looked good after Argentina’s Ajejandro Tosti and Collin Morikawa’s caddie JJ Jakovac both aced the hole on Wednesday ahead of the tournament, but the waters quickly claimed multiple victims during the first round.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
The day’s clear blue sky, in a city that tends to be smoggy, seemed especially a good omen for commerce.
—Anindo Sen, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
For Terrier fans who believe in omens: BU defeated Ohio State by the same 8-3 score the last time the teams met in 2009 during an NCAA regional semifinal.
—Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
The omens looked good after Argentina’s Ajejandro Tosti and Collin Morikawa’s caddie JJ Jakovac both aced the hole on Wednesday ahead of the tournament, but the waters quickly claimed multiple victims during the first round.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omen
Noun
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Weinstein’s thuggish joke was just one portent of the edgy, borderline sinister air that permeated the party from the very beginning.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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As the two settle into their new house, Michael Shanks, the film’s Australian writer-director, pulls an anything-goes series of shocking portents.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yet this brand of Christian Zionism is clearly the forerunner to today’s – and holds sway in Washington.—
Shalom Goldman,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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The title is an apt, if sort of obvious, introduction to Turner, who has been hailed as the forerunner to modern art.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Notwithstanding predictions from high-profile international relations experts that the United States and China are likely to stumble into a war at some point in our lives, both have a pretty compelling interest in avoiding such a scenario.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Despite the pundits’ predictions, early polling has shown Harris is widely favored to make a comeback after losing to Trump in November.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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These signs seem to confirm Sahm’s augury that the economy remains healthy.—
David Thomas,
Forbes,
16 Oct. 2024
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The auguries were not favorable for a Pétain acquittal.—
Robert O. Paxton,
Harper's Magazine,
17 Dec. 2023
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The foreshadowing of their downfall is more interesting than anything else Porsha is bringing to the show in what was supposed to be her triumphant return.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Dreamgirls star provided some foreshadowing of the big day in a November 2006 interview with Cosmopolitan.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In addition, neighborhoods would no longer be required — as a precursor to meters — to test out two-hour and three-hour parking zones enforced by chalking tires instead of meters.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Directed by Arthur Penn, who brought a bold visual style, frank sexuality and graphic, balletic violence to a Hollywood dominated by optimistic pictures, this countercultural romance served as a precursor to the generational tension and mistrust in authority that was quietly pervading the country.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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There’s a kind of implicit prayer in this that the withering of today’s Hollywood system is a presage for something better, giving the entire production a painful, nostalgic quality that tugs at your chest even as what unfolds before you is remarkably dumb.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
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In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2024
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California beach towns — like Ventura, Pismo Beach or Encinitas — tend to be outdoorsy and mellow with a hint of boho energy.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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There were other hints too: sensory issues common to people on the autism spectrum and their painful hyperawareness of other people’s micro-expressions and body language.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Omen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omen. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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