as in omen
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities
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as in promising
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Recent Examples of boding
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Now, the woman seems to be replete with suggestions, boding well for yet another January birthday to keep the holiday spirit going.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
This astronomical use of explosives will require an increasing amount of TNT as the war continues, boding poorly for the global supply chain for the foreseeable future.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
Are changes in global commerce boding a positive, negative or neutral outcome for businesses, and what actions are organizations taking in response to these shifts?
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Regrettably, her newfound fame, a determined stalker and a chilling vision about her best friend and roommate, Enid (Emma Myers), isn’t exactly boding well for her misanthropy.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps did fabulous work, boding well for a stellar second season.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for boding
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In fact, some of you may have found a more spiritual connection to the universe, seeing omens, signs, and visions of what was, what is and what could be.—
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The pattern offers favorable omens for Saquon Barkley, a sports history buff, who breached 1,000 yards rushing with a 132-yard game against the Commanders.—
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Suamataia’s performance was promising enough that Kansas City moved Thuney to the Chicago Bears in March.—
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Those vulnerabilities allow predators an opportunity to gain the trust of victims of any age by promising to meet those needs or to provide safety, housing or affection.—
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Carol’s favorite, Bella Donna, does not carry the same dark portents.—
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But with the hindsight of the 2025 campaign, it is filled with signifiers, the emergence from the TV to dazzle the local villagers a portent of a savvy politician who got elected by stepping away from the screen to meet physically with voters.—
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Nile is skeletal like Jared Kushner; his thinness is foreboding, marking a disavowal of all that is sensual.—
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The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.—
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Perfected by forerunners such as Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette, this fall has already seen two music stars gift us with lay-it-all-out-there lyrics.—
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The Park cinema launched under the ownership of Cineplex Odeon Cinemas, a forerunner of Cineplex and today an operator of multiplexes and out of home destinations.—
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Nya Lödöse was an important precursor to modern-day Gothenburg, located in the city’s eastern part between 1473 and 1624.—
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Bogle introduced the first index fund for everyday investors, a precursor to the Vanguard 500.—
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For Swain, the rise of directs presages nothing less than a revolution in the world’s financial markets.—
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The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.—
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With Division 1 being wide open this season, this early-season matchup is a possible foreshadowing of a postseason matchup.—
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Vance Joseph provided a bit of foreshadowing earlier this month.—
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“Boding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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