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as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
a yearbook augury that of all the graduates, he would be the most likely to succeed
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as in omen
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
some people believe that a broken mirror is an augury of seven years' bad luck
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as in divination
the art or practice of foretelling future events by interpreting omens
the gift of augury that Nostradamus purportedly possessed
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Recent Examples of augury
Within its air of metropolitan disdain lurked an augury of England’s post-Brexit identity crisis, in which the country appears permanently torn between the deflating liberal dreams still harbored in the cities and the backlash fermenting in the provinces left behind.
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Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
Her first food was fish skin, blackened and reeking of the sea—augury foreshadowing her fearlessness, her love of swimming, her appetites.
—Aria Beth Sloss, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2022
As with all augury, there's room for interpretation.
—Matthew Askari, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022
During the past 14 years of drought, the Colorado River Delta has been a living augury of the Colorado River and the ever-expanding swell of Southwesterners who depend on it.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2014
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Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
Her first food was fish skin, blackened and reeking of the sea—augury foreshadowing her fearlessness, her love of swimming, her appetites.
—Aria Beth Sloss, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2022
As with all augury, there's room for interpretation.
—Matthew Askari, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022
During the past 14 years of drought, the Colorado River Delta has been a living augury of the Colorado River and the ever-expanding swell of Southwesterners who depend on it.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augury
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That would be either flat or slightly below where sales could end up this year, based on predictions.Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Below are this week’s Oscar predictions (in alphabetical order) in all 23 categories.Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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These are positive omens for a goal-shy side that has not managed to dispel fears of a fourth successive relegation battle.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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A couple of the bad omens: ◾ Judas, the 13th person at the Last Supper in the Bible, is believed to have betrayed Jesus. ◾ Friday: Several unsettling events occurred on the day, including Jesus' crucifixion.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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These projects breathed new life into the U.S. conservation movement, the forerunner of today’s climate activism.Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2020
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Embrace change, become a forerunner and refuse to let emotional interference deter productivity.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Though Tuesday was expected to remain dry, more rain was in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon into Thursday evening.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Check Meteorologist Chris Tomer’s bi-weekly North America snow forecast here.Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cleveland scored on the very next play, the portent of a wild night to come. 2.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
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Its peaceful stillness and silence can become desolation, and its beautiful bleakness a portent of doom.Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
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Opposition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as Mercury and Saturn clash.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Valya and her sister Tula (Olivia Williams) have high hopes for their new recruit, who Valya is convinced is part of the prophecy, but Sister Kasha, who’s mentored Ynez under Corrino, has been gripped by disturbing portents of things to come.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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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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The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Augury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augury. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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