as in forerunner
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
sexologist Alfred Kinsey is now viewed as an outrider of the sexual revolution of the 1960s
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Recent Examples of outrider
By contrast, during a recent visit to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, in July, the king's convoy included four cars and three police motorcycle outriders.
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men’s race ran past unobstructed.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
Through the front doors — which boast double leather horse collars — the entryway features an equine sculpture placed on a piece that Churchill Downs outrider Lee Lockwood once had atop his horse.
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Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
1 May 2024
Depending on the race, there are three or four outriders positioned along the outside rail of the track.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2023
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men’s race ran past unobstructed.
—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
Through the front doors — which boast double leather horse collars — the entryway features an equine sculpture placed on a piece that Churchill Downs outrider Lee Lockwood once had atop his horse.
—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
1 May 2024
Depending on the race, there are three or four outriders positioned along the outside rail of the track.
—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrider
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The city had a history of assimilating such yearners, most notably Madonna, Swift’s forerunner and her own Middle American transplant success story.
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The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.
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The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads.
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The series serves as an origin story for how Norrin Radd (voiced by Paul Essiembre) becomes the herald of Galactus (James Blendick), then breaks free from the clutches of the Devourer of Worlds to surf around the galaxy and help others.
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Those resolutions are considered a precursor to the Declaration of Independence.
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Feeding peanuts to the fans evolved, but the early days, whether for the precursor to Aramark or the work of Stevens, were all about a few simple items.
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Two thousand was a sign the angels were watching over me.
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The 21-year-old Islander, who made her entrance dressed as an angel, appears to spend her time horseback riding, traveling and modeling.
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The world looked to the social elite as the ultimate harbingers of style trends and sophistication, giving them a cultural cache and, in turn, a sense of power.
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And so those last 25 minutes served as a bizarre risk-management experiment that is likely to be a harbinger of what is to come in this tournament.
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The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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There are signs all around Preston Hollow opposing the project.
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Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.
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The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone.
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“Outrider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrider. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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