: a work (such as a novel or a play) whose story precedes that of an earlier work
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His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
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Shetty knows that audiences expect something equally potent in the prequel.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Fury of the Gods and has made time to appear as a regular on popular TV series like 1923, a Yellowstone prequel, and most recently as Maeve in MobLand.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Frankly, this looks scary and is a fitting prequel to the films.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
News of another film, whether a sequel or prequel, has been floating around since mid-August, when Weapons became a hit with critics and the box office.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Fury of the Gods and has made time to appear as a regular on popular TV series like 1923, a Yellowstone prequel, and most recently as Maeve in MobLand.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Frankly, this looks scary and is a fitting prequel to the films.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
News of another film, whether a sequel or prequel, has been floating around since mid-August, when Weapons became a hit with critics and the box office.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prequel
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“Prequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prequel. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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