foregoers

Definition of foregoersnext
plural of foregoer
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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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Noun
  • Forty percent of Americans have their daily lives interrupted by uncomfortable bowel symptoms, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.
    Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Baking soda and vinegar sprays handle odors and stains without harsh chemicals, which can actually worsen allergy symptoms for some people.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Four Freedoms awards are presented in the New Church in Middelburg, in the province of Zeeland, where Roosevelt's ancestors hail from.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the discovery also shedding light on a remarkable survival story.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Iran also spied on Iraqi positions with rudimentary precursors to drones, an early use of one of the regime’s most effective weapons in its attempt to blockade the strait.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In March, state media reported that China arrested seven people in an operation targeting traffickers of fentanyl precursors, according to the Reuters news agency.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • These were the forerunners of today’s robots.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The jailhouse tropes extend to Nick’s fellow inmates who sing like angels.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Shadows, pink-colored halos, stripes on the moon, and the incandescent glow of the streetlights turned skyward illuminating the row of rooftops populated with what looked like angels holding hands.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Like that of her predecessors, her voice garnered respect based on a lifetime of service at the sport’s highest levels.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Unlike its staid, variety‑show predecessors, there was no paste‑up scenery, no corny costumes, and no announcers with Oxbridge accents.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But there are already signs that her expulsion would have some bipartisan support.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Markets, meanwhile, showed signs of fatigue.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Industry estimates suggest that Tesla shipped fewer than 500 intelligent robots in 2025, highlighting the gap between prototypes and large-scale deployment.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to rolling out prototypes, the early days of Hewlett-Packard had a big impact on the way companies operated internally.
    Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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