as in promised
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 boded
Last year’s first-round pick, defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and second-round pick, guard Jonah Savaiinaea, along with a slew of late-round finds, can get a full offseason of development, which boded well for Paul going into his second season.
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Viral marketing tactics, coupled with strong social media word-of-mouth, boded well for both films’ success, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Viral marketing tactics, coupled with strong social media word-of-mouth, boded well for both films’ success, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boded
promised
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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If Lee is right, then the insurance department’s investigation of roof claims, which Mulready has promised will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2026, may have lasted 63 months.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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