foregoers

noun

plural of foregoer
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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Relevance
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
  1. symptoms
  2. ancestors
  3. precursors
  4. forerunners
  5. angels
  6. predecessors
  7. signs
  8. prototypes
Noun
  • Derived from a Central African shrub, the drug's ability to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings were uncovered by accident, when Howard Lotsof, a 19-year old addicted to heroin, tried ibogaine out of curiosity in 1962.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Common symptoms include headache, dizziness, memory problems, and balance difficulties.
    — Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • The plants and animals Williford’s ancestors held relationships with became strangers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of ancestors
Noun
  • Essentially, this transition marks the point where our cells are set up with the precursors required for organ formation, one of the most critical events in human development.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
  • Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
Definition of precursors
Noun
  • Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.
    — Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of forerunners
Noun
  • Anne Neilson’s paintings of angels have captured the attention of celebrities and earned her an invitation to The White House recently.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • When two angels in disguise as men arrive in Sodom, Lot meets them at the town gates, bows reverently, and invites them to pass the night in his house.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • Part of what sets ERNEST apart from its predecessors are its novel wheels and active suspension system.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 July 2026
  • If Enola Holmes 3 performs at the level its predecessors did, an announcement could come as early as August 2026.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of predecessors
Noun
  • Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • What are the signs that game fatigue may be something more serious?
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • The Cambridge, Ontario, startup has already built eight MH3 prototypes, which are currently undergoing testing and validation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Musk has sought for more than a decade to get the public comfortable with SpaceX’s approach to rocket development, which emphasizes testing cheap prototypes in flight and embracing the occasional mishap rather than trying to guarantee perfection.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of prototypes
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