as in to promise
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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Also apparently boding well along the way was a 2021 FIFA site visit here that included group excursions to Arrowhead, Sporting KC’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence and several potential sites for a fan festival.
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Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
That previous experience could bode well for the Dolphins.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The trend does not bode well for Massie, who has won every primary challenge since entering Congress with over 70% of the vote.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Surveys show a majority of potential travelers are interested in American history, and that visitation to national parks is up 18% so far this year, which bodes well for a state with a patriotic vibe and several parks and monuments.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
That previous experience could bode well for the Dolphins.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The trend does not bode well for Massie, who has won every primary challenge since entering Congress with over 70% of the vote.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Surveys show a majority of potential travelers are interested in American history, and that visitation to national parks is up 18% so far this year, which bodes well for a state with a patriotic vibe and several parks and monuments.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bode
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In an effort to sway Altman, Musk's team invited him for a tour of a Tesla factory and promised him a board seat at Tesla.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The producers promise a celebration of Broadway’s full season.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bode. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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