plural auspices
ˈȯ-spə-səz 
-ˌsēz
1
auspices plural
: kindly patronage and guidance
doing research under the auspices of the local historical society
2
: a prophetic sign
especially
: a favorable sign
3
: observation by an augur especially of the flight and feeding of birds to discover omens
Examples of auspice in a Sentence
a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation
interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation
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Campbell—who first played Ash under the auspice of writer-director Raimi and producer Tapert on 1981’s The Evil Dead—said metal music wasn’t the only thing that the general public was paranoid about in the 1980s.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 17 Oct. 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
As part of the pact, the streamer and studio will finance and release movies from Stuber’s new production company under United Artists, a languishing label that once operated under the auspice of MGM.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 July 2024
Instead, it was contested under auspice of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
Armani also reportedly set up a small charitable foundation in 2016 under the auspice of developing it with capital from the company following his passing.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Nov. 2023
However, there is no context that validates the use of this term in relation to progress without disregarding the brutal reality of what happened in this country’s history under the auspice of Manifest Destiny.
—Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2018
The funds were raised under the auspice of Tulane's $1.3 billion fundraising campaign.
. . . . . . .
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, 16 Jan. 2018
Scientists have been fascinated by this work because this phenomenon was predicted a century ago under the auspice of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
—Diana Samuels, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2017
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“Auspice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auspice. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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