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
  • The use of an ECG alone has detection levels of up to 85 per cent, but some studies suggest an even greater rate for what are known as ‘silent killers’, where the vast majority display no symptoms before cardiac arrest.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of red meat.
    — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • With a sensibility that reminds me of Barbara Cooney’s art and text, Rebecca tells a story inspired by the lives of Beaton’s ancestors.
    — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Its rise also marks the beginning of the Hindu celebration of Pitru Paksha, during which worshippers perform rites to honor ancestors by offering prayers and food to past members of their families.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ancestors
Noun
  • The ideology of Third Worldism and the New Agey, anything-goes-style progressivism of the West Coast that Naipaul so keenly lacerates were necessary precursors to the mass death in Guyana.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Jack Kilby, the inventor of the integrated circuit, or microchip, and the handheld calculator—early precursors of AI.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of precursors
Noun
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • One of the forerunners today in Madeira and the Azores is António Maçanita from Azores Wine Company.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of forerunners
Noun
  • That kind of detail says so much more than cliches about angels or clouds.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But sometimes a product comes into your life, the angels sing, and immediate acquisition is required.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • Courtesy Rockaway Film Festival The space certainly feels scrappier than the black-and-white photos of its predecessors.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The processor also uses square-lattice architecture wherein most qubits are connected to four nearest qubits, an improvement over its predecessors.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of predecessors
Noun
  • Tentative signs of improvement emerged in May, June and July, when border crossings picked up slightly, the agency reported.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Next, another set of no-parking signs went up and came down (except for several that were mistakenly left up), with no work having been done.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • Inside, archival photographs, sketches, prototypes, and text tell the story of Neapolitan cobbler Salvatore Ferragamo’s rise to fame and fortune.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The others, with visible sensors and cameras hanging off every corner of the vehicles, look like prototypes.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of prototypes
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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