as in augury
the art or practice of foretelling future events by interpreting omens
if her powers of divination are so great, why doesn't she know what the stock market will do?
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Rounding out the coven are Lilia (Patti LuPone), a divination witch; Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata), a potions witch; Alice (Ali Ahn), a protection witch; and Sharon Davis (Debra Jo Rupp, reprising her WandaVision role) standing in for a green witch on account of her gardening skills.
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Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divination
Noun
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These signs seem to confirm Sahm’s augury that the economy remains healthy.—
David Thomas,
Forbes,
16 Oct. 2024
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The auguries were not favorable for a Pétain acquittal.—
Robert O. Paxton,
Harper's Magazine,
17 Dec. 2023
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The way that Pliny saw it, astrology was small-minded fatalism, in which people glommed onto meaningless symbols for a sense of identity.—
Maya Layne,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dating apps have evolved a lot over the years, with apps dedicated to any romantic niche—dog lovers, astrology heads, and big, bushy beards.—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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Different geomancy masters may interpret the data differently, but there is usually a consensus on what the year means for each zodiac animal based on the positions of the stars.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2024
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Some refer to it as Chinese geomancy; others pass it off as early Taoist ideology.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
8 Mar. 2023
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“Divination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divination. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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