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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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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
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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, per the Mayo Clinic.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026 -
Meanwhile, a Spanish woman who was tested for hantavirus after taking the same flight as a patient who died from the disease and displaying symptoms consistent with an infection has tested negative, Spain's health ministry said May 9.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The group of 80-some species has ancestors going back tens of millions of years, originating in Asia.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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The Declaration had many ancestors.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And then, thanks to the precursors to the storm that ultimately ended the first round early — the wind, above all else — the weather made the last few shots on the course brutal.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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Particularly, single-source precursors — essentially all-in-one starter molecules — were used to observe the material’s transformation step by step.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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But in the world of The Audacity, angels are in short supply.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
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That night, our CEO gets another shot on goal with a new gaggle of angels in New York.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Disney also showed a trailer for advertisers and media buyers during Tuesday’s presentation, hinting at how the series will ultimately connect to its two predecessors.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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And if things keep going Firstman’s way, his first feature, which also stars Cara Delevingne and Diego Calva, will prove to be just as popular as its like-minded predecessors.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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But there are clear signs that Miller has not backed away from his own views on immigration—including on H-2B visas.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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And that’s evident in so many facets in museums on Route 66, in neon signs and galleries, on menus that have been there, operating for decades and decades.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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Panthalassa has already tested several earlier prototypes of the wave energy converter technology, including the Ocean-1 in 2021 and the Ocean-2 that underwent a three-week sea trial off the coast of Washington state in February 2024.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2026
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Given it was going to be a big show, Joey Gee began patterning early prototypes of hats and accessories with her assistant in February.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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