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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
Noun
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Most adults including pregnant people either have no symptoms or experience mild, flu-like illness such as fever, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, and muscle or joint aches.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026 -
Lucia Adarve grew up having seizures, trouble balancing, difficulty with communication and classwork and more symptoms, according to CBS News.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Noun
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In her book Fresh Banana Leaves, Indigenous scientist and scholar Jessica Hernandez meditates on the meaning of the banana plant within the ecologies of her ancestors across what is now Mexico and El Salvador.—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
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Crocodilian ancestors have persisted through mass extinctions, dramatic climate shifts and ecological upheavals that have eradicated countless other lineages.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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These foods don’t have sky-high amounts of melatonin, and some contain more precursors to melatonin than the hormone itself, Tahir says.—
Sarah Klein,
Time,
28 May 2026
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People across the country are seeking millions through federal tort claims, precursors to possible lawsuits.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 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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Recently, believers have moved away from physical explanations entirely, theorizing that aliens might be interdimensional beings, spiritual entities or modern encounters with angels and demons.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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This doesn’t go down well with some of his fellow angels, who prefer the original plan.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Biden’s antitrust enforcers were also wrong to believe that their Democratic predecessors had ignored all factors other than costs to consumers.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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The actress and Chanel ambassador wore an icy blue-and-black slingback from the French house, giving the classic Chanel cap-toe a softer, modern read than its straight-cut predecessors.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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But there are signs of real life going on too, which is always a good thing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Using a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, for example, the spectral biosignatures of carbon dioxide and methane may overlap, leading to the gasses being confused with each other and signs of life being dismissed or lost.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 June 2026
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Established in 2019, SDA started launching prototypes for a constellation of missile-tracking and data-relay satellites in 2023.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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That focus made sense when AI lived mostly in labs, prototypes and slide decks.—
Usman Shuja,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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