as in ominous
being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come
this many problems so early in the project is a most inauspicious sign
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Recent Examples of inauspicious
But this inauspicious start hardly inspires confidence in this bold (yet inadequate) experiment.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
While Cena’s official debut seemed designed to strap a rocket to his back, the unofficial second debut of John Cena was much more inauspicious.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
While Cena’s official debut seemed designed to strap a rocket to his back, the unofficial second debut of John Cena was much more inauspicious.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauspicious
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But by reciting the proposal again and again, Trump might be setting in motion very real—and extremely ominous—consequences for the West Bank and the entire region.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The historian Janis Mimura saw something more ominous: a new, proactive union of industry and governmental power, wherein the state would drive aggressive industrial policy at the expense of liberal norms.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Deepfakes first attracted attention for its use in making fake celebrity pornographic films, but their uses have subsequently evolved to more sinister reasons.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Columbia Pictures When Bobbie also suddenly transforms, Joanna discovers that her best friend has been replaced by a robot—along with all the other wives—and realizes the sinister forces at work in Stepford are coming for her next.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors, witnesses and judges who were part of Jan. 6 criminal cases were subjected to frequent harassment, menacing and threats, according to testimony and statements made during criminal proceedings in the riot cases.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Unleashing Elon Musk and his DOGE cadres on the federal government, menacing Canada and European allies, and embracing Vladimir Putin’s wish list for Ukraine and beyond are not unrelated.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Inauspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauspicious. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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