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
  • Six describes his symptoms, and drug regimen (Oxycodone for the chronic pain), with tough understatement.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Studies suggest that drug, sometimes combined with other medications, eases symptoms for 98% of patients.
    — Deborah Becker, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smartphones.
    — Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 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
  • Shortly after securing its first check, Popl raised a friends-and-family round backed by a couple of early angels, including Jason’s father and Popl advisor, Mike Alvarez Cohen.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Valor’s Antonio Gracias, HubSpot cofounders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, and Cognition CEO Scott Wu are among the angels.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • Verstappen was speaking during the second of three preseason F1 tests, before the championship’s first campaign with new cars that were overhauled to the greatest extent ever compared to their predecessors.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Xi made the comments at a landmark speech marking the centenary of the birth of one of his predecessors – Jiang Zemin, who was China’s leader from 1993 to 2002.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of predecessors
Noun
  • Preliminary findings have not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances, police said, according to WHNS.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For days, Nidhi observed her for signs of secret despair but could detect none.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • One of the standout prototypes this year was the BMW Alpina, a material manifestation of the marque’s discontent with the status quo.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Developed by Cleora with 3D-printing contractor True North and technology provider RIC Robotics, the project aims to demonstrate that robotic construction can move beyond prototypes and support entire neighborhoods.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of prototypes
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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