1
as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
the success of the first big movie in May was a propitious start for the summer season of blockbusters
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2
as in favorable
pointing toward a happy outcome
a propitious time for starting a business
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Recent Examples of propitious
But the timing of his current warning may be propitious.
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Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This might have been an even more propitious sign of what was to come.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Fintech investment’s 2024 dip to a seven-year low is the propitious moment for this investment category, too, to modernize.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The opening marked the debut of The New Yorker, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this week at a moment that is not propitious for either magazines or movies.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This might have been an even more propitious sign of what was to come.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Fintech investment’s 2024 dip to a seven-year low is the propitious moment for this investment category, too, to modernize.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The opening marked the debut of The New Yorker, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this week at a moment that is not propitious for either magazines or movies.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propitious
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The amalgamation of artificial intelligence with quantum computing will transform existing computational paradigms, heralding a promising future, but with risks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Sarr shows promising signs Arsenal’s goalkeeper David Raya kept trying to catch Spurs off guard by mixing up the length of his passes.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Brussels has exempted defense expenditure from its strict rules on government spending and pledged to create a €150 billion fund from which countries can borrow, at favorable interest rates, to invest in their defense.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Mahaney’s estimates are based on favorable industry checks for consumer demand trends, third-party data checks, and Evercore’s non-deal roadshows (NDR) with UBER management.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 July 2025
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Owns a favorable athletic profile for a mid-skill with bright green speed and explosion scores.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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There are also some bright and cheerful-looking design elements such as colorful military campaign ribbons on the flags.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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The order was encouraging, said Erin Tsurumoto Grassi, associate director of Alliance San Diego, a nonprofit that provides legal services to immigrants and advocates for human rights.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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At the event, Toledo told Variety the response from industry delegates in his back-to-back one-on-one meetings during the market has been encouraging.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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President Donald Trump, who calls FIFA President Gianni Infantino a friend, is optimistic about the global turnout for next year’s World Cup, even as his ongoing trade policies continue to impact a range of countries, several of which are expected to compete in the tournament.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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The team found that only pairs consisting of two optimistic participants had similar brain activation; pairs where one or both participants were more pessimistic were dissimilar to each other.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
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“Propitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propitious. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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