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
  • The most common adverse events were falls and muscle weakness, which overlap with ALS symptoms.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Other symptoms include difficulty breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension, and constipation.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • However, some species occasionally behave in ways that recall their land-curious evolutionary ancestors.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Your hamburger’s ancestors are extinct.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In March, state media reported that China arrested seven people in an operation targeting traffickers of fentanyl precursors, according to the Reuters news agency.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Such engravings, which depict the wackily maximalist style à la mode, including oodles of feathers and furbelows, were, in essence, early precursors to modern fashion magazines.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • These were the forerunners of today’s robots.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Photos of him in frames with hearts and angels wings dotted the shelves.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The lyrics of their earlier tracks are dotted with images of angels and other elements of the divine.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mitski’s 2026 album and live show both differ in interesting ways from their immediate predecessors.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The crew’s emotions on the eve of Easter Sunday had echoed those of their predecessors on Apollo 8, who had read from the biblical book of Genesis while orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple street signs were also damaged during the celebration.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • University City is filled with yellow rezoning signs and cleared land seemingly on every corner.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What to Know Smart glasses are no longer niche prototypes—the devices have become a multibillion-dollar industry, with models typically priced between $270 and more than $1,000 depending on features and brand.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Inside the museum, rare prototypes of Apple products, including its personal computers and smartphones, were on display to showcase the Silicon Valley powerhouse’s long journey.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Foregoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregoers. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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