foregoer

noun

Definition of foregoernext
1
as in precursor
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another a nearly November snowfall that appears to be a disconcerting foregoer of the harsh winter facing us

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Relevance
2
as in forerunner
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed not many people still have manual typewriters, the foregoers to word processors

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregoer
  1. precursor
  2. forerunner
  3. sign
  4. ancestor
  5. angel
  6. prototype
  7. symptom
  8. herald
Noun
  • These store openings follow two Simkhai pop-ups — at Galeries Lafayette in Paris and La Rinascente in Milan — that were precursors to Simkhai’s international push.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Fresh precursors can be pumped in through the veins, and one day they might be partly gathered from the environment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • The not unappealing gridded face is divided into much larger elements than Mies’ forerunner across the street.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • He is revered in the Christian church as the forerunner of Jesus.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • Three broadcasters also received security threats, in a possible sign the menace was spreading beyond the skies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But with Great America’s latest corporate owner, Six Flags, struggling financially after its merger with Cedar Fair, there have been clear signs that the park probably was going to close sooner rather than later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of sign
Noun
  • Very charming to think of our ancient ancestors getting the munchies.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the region, remains of 5,500 ancestors that were displaced have been made available for return to the Tohono O’odham Nation, according to ProPublica’s NAGPRA database.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ancestor
Noun
  • Among them was former Airbnb executive and angel investor Joe Zadeh and his wife, Becca, each regular Menabóh customers.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But noting fashion was always his number-one love, Lak debuted his new genderless brand, Sanderlak, with backing from angel investors in 2025.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of angel
Noun
  • Lockheed Martin experts and engineers are using data from previous flights to skip repetitive qualification testing, rather than treating every Orion capsule as an unproven prototype.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Musk unveiled a prototype of the Roadster last month that was capable of hovering off the ground and driving upside down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of prototype
Noun
  • She was admitted to hospital with preterm labor symptoms but was discharged because doctors were confident that her body was just getting ready for childbirth.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In people with Alzheimer’s, amyloid plaques and tau tangles build up in the brain and begin accumulating years before noticeable symptoms surface.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of symptom
Noun
  • The comedy-drama heralds from Adeel Ahmed and writer-director Batra’s film and TV outfit Poetic License, and is being produced in partnership with Jio Studios (Dhurandhar), and Good Chaos (Ballad Of A Small Player).
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of herald
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“Foregoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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