1
as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
told him she couldn't dance with him just then, but her auspicious smile encouraged him to ask again later
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as in favorable
pointing toward a happy outcome
began the season with an auspicious win against their strongest football rival
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Recent Examples of auspicious
Barba Hopfner’s artistic voice emerges from behind the shadow of the references for an auspicious first outing that has legs to resonate outside Mexico.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
The decision to submit the plans comes at an auspicious time for the neo-classical crowd.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The chapel itself was an auspicious choice for the occasion.
—Saskia Solomon, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Now would be an auspicious time to land a high-profile tenant.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
The decision to submit the plans comes at an auspicious time for the neo-classical crowd.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The chapel itself was an auspicious choice for the occasion.
—Saskia Solomon, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Now would be an auspicious time to land a high-profile tenant.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auspicious
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One of the most promising applications is workforce assistance, particularly in industries facing labor shortages, such as healthcare.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The most promising technique for detecting these bodies is microlensing, whereby a rogue planet warps the light from a star in a telltale fashion to reveal its presence.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The assumption is the Wolves won’t be able to do that in each of their final five games, even with one of the league’s most favorable remaining schedules.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
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Negotiate favorable purchase prices, set competitive rental rates and minimize vacancy periods through effective property management.—
Ryan Barone,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Both O’Mara and McMahon believe that Pickle has a bright future ahead.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Apr. 2025
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Further rate cuts in question With expectations of higher inflation and slower growth, the Federal Reserve is likely to continue its pause on interest rate cuts and shine a brighter spotlight on Friday's key monthly jobs data, some experts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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But what was encouraging about the Sabres’ win is that a few young players who could be important next season stepped up.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite their life-altering, Chelsea provided an encouraging update just before the start of the 2025 MLB season this week, sharing that Max has seen incredible recovery in the nine months since he was first diagnosed.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But others – including both experts who spoke to CNN – were more optimistic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Goldman Sachs’ overall forecasts are slightly more optimistic than the average.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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But the timing of his current warning may be propitious.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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This might have been an even more propitious sign of what was to come.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Auspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspicious. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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