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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
  • But a week later, after Evelyn came home from the hospital, on June 10, Kokernak experienced the same symptoms.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As physicians, we are trained to look beyond today’s symptoms and focus on long-term health.
    — Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • Their ancestors had entered the United States through Southern ports, especially New Orleans and Galveston, which gave them a different political and cultural orientation from those who had entered through the East, and above all through New York.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While the complexities around working within a park that his ancestors had been removed from remain, Mgesi now supports much of his extended family with the steady wage.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ancestors
Noun
  • In June, the co-founder of the citizen watchdog group, DeFlock Idaho, Tyler Cain, filed a pair of tort claims against the cities of Caldwell and Wilder — civil claims which act as possible precursors to lawsuits.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The regulations were intended to reduce air pollution and acid rain precursors mainly from trucks and buses.
    — Jamie Webster, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 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
  • Though Pachinko featured more angels than demons, Lee still convincingly inhabited Koh Hansu, the gangster and groomer.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Black sheep and angels Team leader Spencer agreed that, based on the photos taken by the divers, the wreckage has all the signs of being a Corsair.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • Peng has embraced a more public role than her predecessors, who rarely attended state visits and usually stayed in the background.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike many of its fall festival predecessors (including TIFF proper for the first time this year), NYFF doesn’t have a market per se.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of predecessors
Noun
  • In years past, department statistics showed at least a third of all police shootings involved someone with obvious signs of emotional distress.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Presuming Ausar signs, Miami will have 21 players under contract, the most a team can carry during training camp.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • Engineers and researchers will develop prototypes while also evaluating technology created by outside companies and research partners.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Innovation teams are often measured on ideas generated, prototypes built, workshops run or patents filed.
    — Melanie Subin, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of prototypes
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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