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omen
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
omen • noun the torrential rains on day one of their journey was an omen of things to come synonyms : portent, sign, signal, token, forewarning, warning, foreshadowing, prediction, forecast, prophecy, harbinger, augury...
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sign
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...of things to come synonyms : portent, omen, warning, forewarning, augury, presage...augury, indication, manifestation, omen, signal, symptom, token What's the...him a locket as a token of her love). Omen and augury both pertain to foretelling...
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presage
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, warn of...noun a somber presage of his final illness synonyms : omen, sign, indication, portent, warning, forewarning, harbinger...
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foretaste
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
foretaste • noun the parade is a foretaste of the spectacle to come synonyms : sample, taster, taste, preview, specimen, example, teaser; indication, suggestion, hint, whiff; warning, forewarning, omen.
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foretell
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...xA0; 2. dreams can foretell the future synonyms : indicate, foreshadow, prefigure, anticipate, warn of, point to, signal, portend, augur, presage, be an omen of; literary forebode, foretoken, betoken; archaic foreshow.
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forewarning
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
forewarning • noun the dogs howled a forewarning of death synonyms : omen, sign, indication, portent, presage, warning, harbinger, foreshadowing, augury, signal, promise, threat, hint, straw...
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augury
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
augury • noun you draw very blurry lines between what is coincidence and what is augury synonyms : omen, portent, sign, foretoken. See note at sign.
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forebode
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...forebodes the visitation of mischief synonyms : presage, augur, portend, herald, warn of, forewarn of, foreshadow, be an omen of, indicate, signify, signal, promise, threaten, spell, denote; literary betoken, foretoken. See note at ominous.
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harbinger
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
harbinger • noun I long to see the robins, crocuses, and other harbingers of spring synonyms : herald, sign, indication, signal, portent, omen, augury, forewarning, presage; forerunner, precursor, messenger; literary foretoken.
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augur
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...may augur sovereignty sentiment synonyms : bode, portend, herald, be a sign of, warn of, forewarn of, foreshadow, be an omen of, presage, indicate, signify, signal, promise, threaten, spell, denote; predict, prophesy; literary betoken, foretoken...
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