portent
Example Sentences
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That seemed a portent of more to come as the June primary inches ever closer.
From Los Angeles Times
A portent, perhaps, of the weather forecast which briefly caused a scare prior to India's dominant win over Pakistan later that evening.
From BBC
But the country's most popular horoscope forecasting the Buddhist new year starting in early 2026, touted by street vendors nationwide in recent days, contains clashing portents.
From Barron's
It proved a portent of what was to come.
From BBC
All the efforts to save microchip production in the U.S. come amid undeniable portents of the end of microchips.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
