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Keep "augury" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "augury" intact in the sentence you are editing.
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "augury" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
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10 total sentences available.
"But hence, and seek the palace of the queen. / Glad news I bear thee, of thy comrades brought, / the North-wind shifted and the skies serene; / thy ships have gained the harbour which they sought, / else vain my parents' lore the augury they taught."
Source: tatoeba (6789022)
Augury is divination based on the behavior of birds.
Source: tatoeba (11592852)
A lot of people still cling to a form of augury, seeing black cats as omens of bad luck.
Source: tatoeba (11899770)
Cities, in adopting a name, bear it usually as a testimony of victories or as an augury of virtues.
Source: tatoeba (12046243)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Closest matches include adumbration, anticipation, astrology, auspice, auspices.
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