augur
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Synonyms for augur
Synonyms: Noun
diviner, forecaster, foreseer, foreteller, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, seer, soothsayer, visionary
Synonyms: Verb
bode, forebode (also forbode), promise
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Examples of augur in a Sentence
Noun
ancient Roman augurs who predicted the future by reading the flight of birdsVerb
The decision doesn't augur well. the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Especially considering that the events which happened off the runways this month—Karl Lagerfeld’s passing on the eve of Milan fashion week, and this week’s news that the Calvin Klein brand would move forward without formal shows—augur much change. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "The Top 10 Collections of the Fall 2019 Season," 8 Mar. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Its former executive chairman, Stephen K. Bannon, was named chief White House strategist, seemingly auguring an era of unparalleled access and influence for the far-right, anti-establishment news and commentary site. — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, "Whatever happened to Breitbart? The insurgent star of the right is in a long, slow fade," 2 July 2019 This augurs poorly for the welfare of American physicians. — Kunal Sindhu, Quartz, "The US is on the verge of a devastating, but avoidable doctor shortage," 30 July 2019 That augurs poorly for America’s intelligence services. — J.e.f. | Washington, The Economist, "Dan Coats is to step down as director of national intelligence," 29 July 2019 Consider Facebook ’s decline in European users during the second quarter following privacy regulations, which appeared to augur a slowdown in growth. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Trump and Quarterly Capitalism," 22 Aug. 2018 Yields trade roughly in tandem with international oil majors (see chart 1), auguring well for further exposure to the capital markets. — The Economist, "The world’s biggest potential IPO may be on again," 6 July 2019 In such conditions, the community was less sympathetic to the possibility of a strike that might augur further short-term losses for the local economy. — Sarah Jaffe, The New Republic, "The Road Not Taken," 24 June 2019 The orange flames and column of grey and black smoke belching into the pale Parisian sky at dusk augured some new, inevitably lesser era—the near-death of one of the most iconic buildings of western civilization. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "Notre Dame Cathedral Will Never Be the Same—and That's Ok," 19 Apr. 2019 None of this augurs well for the future of self-government. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Ben Franklin Who?," 3 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'augur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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