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
  • Authorities said numerous first responders began experiencing symptoms including nausea and dizziness.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Travelers with any symptoms that are believed to have been infected with or exposed to Ebola will be transferred to a hospital for isolation and medical care, officials said.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • This is among the most universal pieces of advice from our ancestors.
    Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • One by one, group members tearfully thanked their ancestors and poured white rum on the beach.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Could these be precursors to output deals?
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • And the companies that make the precursors routinely use fake return addresses and mislabel the products to avoid being caught by law enforcement.
    Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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
Noun
  • Prime Video's fantasy series about angels, demons and good and evil is returning May 13 for what was meant to be a third and final season.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • To portray Goliath’s origin story, actors were filmed on green screens and AI was used to generate a mythical sequence involving dark sky, rain, mountains and angels with wings.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Flight 12 will do much the same as its predecessors.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026
  • But some of the retailers that ultimately replaced the general store have some features in common with their main street predecessors.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The bones turned out to belong to an elderly male dingo, with worn teeth and possible signs of arthritis.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • None of these reactions are character flaws—just signs that the burden of confidentiality might be starting to affect your leadership bandwidth.
    ByMike McIsaac CPA, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The prototypes spotted already have production-ready lighting and body panels underneath the light camouflage.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 14 May 2026
  • Plans for hub motors fell by the wayside in favor of a conventional drive unit, but the design was locked down, and journalists were able to ride in one of the prototypes last year at CES.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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