foreword
noun
fore·word
ˈfȯr-(ˌ)wərd 
: prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author
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the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it
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Notedly, Jane wrote the foreword to my book Generation Restoration—which was released two weeks after her passing.
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Tim Christophersen, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Osbourne’s son, Jack, wrote the book’s foreword.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The memoir also features a foreword by actress and author Mariel Hemingway, and has received early praise from Marianne Williamson and Mel Robbins.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Lukasiak wrote the foreword for her book.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tim Christophersen, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Osbourne’s son, Jack, wrote the book’s foreword.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The memoir also features a foreword by actress and author Mariel Hemingway, and has received early praise from Marianne Williamson and Mel Robbins.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Lukasiak wrote the foreword for her book.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Foreword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreword. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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foreword
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fore·word
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