as in to promise
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Recent Examples of bode
The conditions did not bode well for gardens this year.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
That experience should bode well for Charlotte in the short-term and for the organization as a whole in the long-term.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Hurd said the verdict bodes well for other plaintiffs, noting that Uber, not the plaintiffs, selected the North Carolina case as a test case for the broader group of pending lawsuits.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Hurd said the verdict bodes well for other plaintiffs, saying that Uber, not the plaintiffs, selected the North Carolina case as a test case for the broader group of pending lawsuits.
—Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
That experience should bode well for Charlotte in the short-term and for the organization as a whole in the long-term.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Hurd said the verdict bodes well for other plaintiffs, noting that Uber, not the plaintiffs, selected the North Carolina case as a test case for the broader group of pending lawsuits.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Hurd said the verdict bodes well for other plaintiffs, saying that Uber, not the plaintiffs, selected the North Carolina case as a test case for the broader group of pending lawsuits.
—Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bode
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The standoff beneath the bridge, where whole neighborhoods were dislocated by construction and residents had long been promised a park, quickly attracted national attention.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after, the President held a press conference and promised the dinner would be rescheduled.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bode. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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