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also forbode
as in to promise
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
There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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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Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
Despite the seemingly sweet resolution to their storyline (and an ostensibly upbeat last line of dialogue), there’s a strange undercurrent to the Nagisa and Natsuo segment that suggests foreboding as much as potential happiness — a mysterious tension befitting the creator that Miyake is adapting.
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Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
17 Aug. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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
Despite the seemingly sweet resolution to their storyline (and an ostensibly upbeat last line of dialogue), there’s a strange undercurrent to the Nagisa and Natsuo segment that suggests foreboding as much as potential happiness — a mysterious tension befitting the creator that Miyake is adapting.
—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forebode
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Matthews works for Florida Shark Diving, one of several shark charter companies in southeast Florida that promise up-close encounters with some of the state’s apex predators.
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This seismic shift, likened to Tom Brady's departure from the Patriots, promises an explosive 2027 season.
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This did not bode well with the Love Island USA fanbase and Miller and Pessoa took to social media to defend their stance.
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That bodes extremely well for plane spotting out in broad daylight this summer.
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“Forebode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forebode. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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