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
Poe’s great, terrifying symbol, an emblem of lost wandering, absent compassion, and frightful omens, evoked Noah and the Ark and real-life apocalypse.
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
From the outset of its 1819 voyage, its crew faced difficulties—or, to a superstitious 19th-century sailor, bad omens.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Intriguing in themselves, these phenomena are dire omens.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
These are bad omens for the future of Israel as a democratic state.
—Barak Mendelsohn, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2014
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
From the outset of its 1819 voyage, its crew faced difficulties—or, to a superstitious 19th-century sailor, bad omens.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Intriguing in themselves, these phenomena are dire omens.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
These are bad omens for the future of Israel as a democratic state.
—Barak Mendelsohn, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omen
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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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Its Shakti 360 Leti was the forerunner for luxury experiential travel more than 16 years ago, and in the wake of that lodge’s closure (and stone-by-stone dismantling), the new Shakti Prana in Kumaon will continue that evolution.Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now unified under a mainstream banner, the genre has become a forerunner of popular music.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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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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Prioritizing valid data improves prediction accuracy and boosts confidence in the resulting outcomes, enabling companies to make smarter, more informed decisions that drive results, spur growth and lead to business success.John Case, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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Modiri, who also appears as a high-ranking security services hostage negotiator in the film’s final section, inundates his screenplay with aural and visual foreshadowing.Alissa Simon, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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Poor sleep is associated with insulin resistance (cells do not respond to insulin to take in blood glucose for energy, causing blood sugar levels to rise), which may be the precursor to prediabetes (having blood sugar levels that are not quite high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes).Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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The last time the Democratic Party faced this scale of electoral defeat was also the precursor to its greatest twenty-first-century success.Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 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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This assumption was challenged in 2013, when scientists studying the neurological impacts of HIV/AIDS found genetic hints of bacteria in the brains of both sick and healthy people.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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So go out there, sprinkle your conversations with a touch of empathy and a hint of humor, and watch how quickly trust builds.Krystyna Larrave, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Omen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omen. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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