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Synonyms for auspices

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 4, High CampActions

kindly endorsement and guidance

The tournament was held under the auspices of the city council.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

protection

Same sentence, swapped: The tournament was held under the protection of the city council.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for auspices as it is used in the sentence above.

advocacy
cure
surveillance

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Closest first: other actions words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

dispersionnoundiffusionthe act of dispersing or diffusing somethingHigh Camp doubleadjectivetwofoldtwice as great or manyHigh CampHas a reason line drenchingnounsoakingthe act of making something completely wetHigh CampHas a reason line extinctionnounquenchingthe act of extinguishingHigh CampHas a reason line resortnounrefugeact of turning to for assistanceTreelineHas a reason line restitutionnounreturngetting something back againRidgelineHas a reason line restrictionnounconfinementthe act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)Ridgeline sizenounsizingany glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabricsHigh CampHas a reason line

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