as in promises
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 bodes
That bodes extremely well for plane spotting out in broad daylight this summer.
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Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
The Obama Presidential Center opening June 18 also bodes well for tourism, both in burnishing the city’s image and creating a new attraction to draw domestic and international visitors to Chicago, Reynolds said.
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Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Moreover, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did a good job at his first post-meeting press conference last week, and the potential for a definitive agreement to end the war with Iran bodes well for the global economy.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
That bodes well for the flagship Art Basel fair, opening to VIPs at the Swiss city’s Messeplatz on Tuesday.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
That bodes well for fans who want to hear the oldies on the Cure’s upcoming tour of Europe.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 June 2026
Even so, the relatively low level of support for his highest profile challenger, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva (with just 24% support), bodes well for Luna.
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The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
But in the run-up to this year’s World Cup, the ongoing war in Iran has resulted in soaring inflation and high fuel prices, neither of which bodes well for tourism or event attendance.
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Hunter Kim,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
The Obama Presidential Center opening June 18 also bodes well for tourism, both in burnishing the city’s image and creating a new attraction to draw domestic and international visitors to Chicago, Reynolds said.
—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Moreover, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did a good job at his first post-meeting press conference last week, and the potential for a definitive agreement to end the war with Iran bodes well for the global economy.
—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
That bodes well for the flagship Art Basel fair, opening to VIPs at the Swiss city’s Messeplatz on Tuesday.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
That bodes well for fans who want to hear the oldies on the Cure’s upcoming tour of Europe.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 June 2026
Even so, the relatively low level of support for his highest profile challenger, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva (with just 24% support), bodes well for Luna.
—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
But in the run-up to this year’s World Cup, the ongoing war in Iran has resulted in soaring inflation and high fuel prices, neither of which bodes well for tourism or event attendance.
—
Hunter Kim,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodes
promises
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The blurb promises a one-last-job kind of story, fitting for the conclusion to a modern classic of the crime genre.
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There's still a lot of manual campaign optimization and workflow management that needs rebuilding into agentic systems, but the next wave of AI (agentic) promises real change in how marketing campaign managers do their jobs.
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