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also forbode
as in to predict
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
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.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
There are foreboding close-ups on clock faces and their fast-changing digits.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 June 2023
That Wells Fargo win, in May at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., had come against a foreboding list of rivals whose surnames — McIlroy and Spieth, Scott and Day — were bywords for golfing brilliance even before Clark finished college.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
Among the Ukrainian troops, their work on these proving grounds appears to amplify a sense of confidence, rather than foreboding.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2023
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
There are foreboding close-ups on clock faces and their fast-changing digits.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 June 2023
That Wells Fargo win, in May at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., had come against a foreboding list of rivals whose surnames — McIlroy and Spieth, Scott and Day — were bywords for golfing brilliance even before Clark finished college.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
Among the Ukrainian troops, their work on these proving grounds appears to amplify a sense of confidence, rather than foreboding.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebode
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Thunderstorms are likely to subside in the evening but could pop up again on July 8 across the south-central Plains, forecasters predicted.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
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Other state public health laws, regulations, and services protect people who are suicidal from caregivers, medical professionals, and family members who might encourage self-harm, but suspends these protections if a doctor predicts the person has less than six months to live.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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That is rich, coming from a presidential administration that promised to fight bureaucracy.—
Emma Collum,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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The stream, which started about 20 minutes later than promised earlier on social media, began with long shots of an Iceman warehouse until Drake eventually appeared.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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The company anticipates cleanup efforts to wrap up at the end of August, but the target may be adjusted as needed to ensure safety.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Over the past two years, multinational enterprises have been anticipating the need for strategic rebalancing of production locations, with Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Central America the main beneficiaries, according to the report.—
Courtney Fingar,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Look for the first hints of color change to indicate a tomato is ready to harvest.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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All signs indicate that the theme of this summer is staying in, and the wine bar trend taking over TikTok right now confirms it.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 July 2025
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The Wall Street bank also expects the euro to strengthen further against the dollar over the next 12 months, forecasting a EUR/USD rate of 1.25, driven by a large German fiscal stimulus package and a weaker dollar.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Holding rates steady or two cuts in 2025 were forecast as most likely.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Forebode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebode. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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