1
as in sponsorship
auspices plural
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation
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as in forerunner
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation
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Recent Examples of auspice
Prime Video’s series adaptation of the popular God Of War video game has added another high-profile creative auspice.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
The organization took onthe program's management after the state of Texas cut its refugee programs in 2017 under the auspice that that some refugees were not being properly vetted.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
The governing body employs a ‘reporting perimeter’, which asks that clubs report any figures ‘in respect of (that club’s) football activities’, including any amounts that occur under the auspice of other legal entities.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Under the auspice of Eggers, Skarsgård created an otherworldly low and gravelly voice for Orlok that has just as much impact as the character’s looks.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
If the Games were to combine under the auspice of true inclusion, where everyone competes together side by side, Paralympic swimmers would struggle to make it through the heat rounds, and basketball would be impossible.
—Jessica Smith, TIME, 29 July 2024
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
The organization took onthe program's management after the state of Texas cut its refugee programs in 2017 under the auspice that that some refugees were not being properly vetted.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
The governing body employs a ‘reporting perimeter’, which asks that clubs report any figures ‘in respect of (that club’s) football activities’, including any amounts that occur under the auspice of other legal entities.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Under the auspice of Eggers, Skarsgård created an otherworldly low and gravelly voice for Orlok that has just as much impact as the character’s looks.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
If the Games were to combine under the auspice of true inclusion, where everyone competes together side by side, Paralympic swimmers would struggle to make it through the heat rounds, and basketball would be impossible.
—Jessica Smith, TIME, 29 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auspice
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The company manages everything from ad sales and sponsorship deals to marketing, and despite all the entropy in the RSN space, Playfly’s role hasn’t diminished in the slightest.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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In exchange, Feeding Our Future took a cut of the child nutrition money as an administrative fee for the sponsorship arrangements.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.—
Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hungary’s incoming premier today showed investors how austere he is compared to his forerunner.—
Jonathan Tirone,
Bloomberg,
16 Apr. 2026
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Transitioning to full patronage support, community engagement should increase and improve project longevity.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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It’s also written by those with ready access to pen, paper, and, in many cases, patronage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Typically, full contact is the precursor to an injured player’s return to game action.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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To address this, researchers added a two-dimensional perovskite and formamidinium chloride to the precursor solution.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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This desire to find connection in loss hints that death can often be more tangible to process than estrangement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first hint of celebrity Once America became an independent nation, its hatred for the crown turned into intrigue.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned yesterday that gas prices could stay above $3 per gallon until next year, a bad omen for consumers already feeling the pinch of higher costs.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps someday the sound of horseshoes to pavement will serve as some kind of omen to the city’s future residents.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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That’s a positive augury not only for the film’s impending profitability — $28 million is an above-average price tag for A24 — but also for the blockbusterdom of two of 2026’s biggest films: Pattinson and Zendaya will co-star again in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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The rule of thumb is that if a party sees a mass exodus of its members in Congress, that’s a bad augury.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The report actually describes something that sounds like Google’s Magic Cue, which relies on Gemini to offer suggestions based on your activity.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspice. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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