1
as in symptoms
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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2
as in ancestors
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 foregoers
Noun
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Congress must stop funding reactive solutions that treat symptoms while ignoring root causes.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026 -
For people who have no symptoms and are 45 and older, it's considered a screening test and considered preventative.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The further in the past your dog has purebred ancestors, the smaller the identical segments matching our reference dataset are.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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Being alone would’ve made our ancestors more vulnerable to, say, bears or lions.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Dow is older than the S&P 500, which was established in 1957 (though precursors had existed since 1928) and the Nasdaq Composite, which was established in 1971.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Thiel’s claim climate policy and global cooperation are precursors to a one‑world dictatorship ignores how such policies actually work.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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With little support for the WHO among Republicans — who control both the House and the Senate — there has been no push from Congress to hold the country to the provision set out by their forerunners.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
21 Jan. 2026
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Like these forerunners, the pleasures of Knight’s A Thousand Blows, which premiered all six episodes of its second season on Hulu Friday, lies in looking back on that thin sliver of time, about 15 years ago, when anachronistic old-timey crime was in vogue.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The angels are in for an earful.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Porcelain angels and long red candlesticks adorn a small brick fireplace that's been painted green.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Johnson’s predecessors, former mayors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel, also paid their respects in Tuesday statements.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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After all, several of his most immediate predecessors left Wolves feeling that promises made on transfers had not been realised.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Below, our bed bug experts detail how to recognize the earliest signs of a pest problem, the different types of available treatments, and top tips for preventing bed bugs from ever crossing your bedroom's threshold.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nonetheless, people often laugh about how well astrological signs describe people born under them.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Early prototypes of the glasses connect via a cable to a standalone battery pack and an iPhone, but newer versions have the components embedded in the frame.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Backed by grants from the Space Studies Institute, later prototypes improved on the concept, showing that a mass driver only 520 feet (160 meters) long could boost material off the lunar surface.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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