as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part in her intro the author offers rather precise definitions of some of the key words that she will be using throughout her book

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Recent Examples of intro The Private Life of Henry VIII (presented in conjunction with a tribute to the BFI); 1925’s Harold Lloyd classic The Freshman; 1930’s Morocco and the Marx Brothers’ Animal Crackers; and 1935’s Diamond Jim (with an intro from Leonard Maltin, who keeps the torch burning for early cinema). Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025 The music blasted through Gainbridge Fieldhouse as Tyrese Haliburton rose out of his seat during pregame intros and bobbed his head. James Boyd, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 Watch this quick intro to TemPolor to explore how AI can empower your music production journey. Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 Ahead of their set, bandleader Marcus Mumford sat down with Fallon for an interview and playfully chided him for his short intro at the anniversary event. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intro
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Noun
  • The introduction of House bills that suggest shades of Turkmenistan: proposing to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday, or to carve his face on Mount Rushmore, or to put his image on a new two-hundred-and-fifty-dollar bill.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
  • Loyd makes her Aces introduction after a star turn in Seattle.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • The funeral of Pope Francis: Even in death, Pope Francis is breaking with tradition for his funeral and burial Prior to his hospitalization, Pope Francis wrote about death in the preface of a book on old age by Italian Cardinal Angelo Scola.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • On Tuesday, April 22, the Vatican shared a preface that Francis wrote for a book in Italian by Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop emeritus of Milan.
    Adam Carlson, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • In his gorgeous first book penned by his partner Tim Johnson with a glowing foreword by Martha Stewart, readers get to revel in the thoughtful beauty of Fernando’s gardens.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Looking back at his book, Feeling Seen, with a foreword written by former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enningful, was another intentional reflection of his work.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Intro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intro. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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