as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it
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Recent Examples of foreword
The book features a foreword by Del Toro and an introduction by Isaac, who plays Victor Frankenstein.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Published by Rizzoli, AD at Home is available online and in stores and includes 69 homes, with a foreword by Anna Wintour.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Knopf and her family had spent months working on the language for the foreword, written by Giuffre’s collaborator, the author and journalist, Amy Wallace.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
David Leopold wrote the illuminating text; Ben Brantley, the touching foreword; and Bernadette Peters, the introduction.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Published by Rizzoli, AD at Home is available online and in stores and includes 69 homes, with a foreword by Anna Wintour.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Knopf and her family had spent months working on the language for the foreword, written by Giuffre’s collaborator, the author and journalist, Amy Wallace.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
David Leopold wrote the illuminating text; Ben Brantley, the touching foreword; and Bernadette Peters, the introduction.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
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Or at least that is what Thorkelín said in the preface to his edition, when it was finally published in 1815 (along with a Latin translation).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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And to preface, these are optional.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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From there, the Red Sox have several pitchers returning from injury next spring and have considerations after strong late-season introductions from young lefties in Payton Tolle and Connelly Early.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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An introduction to the press in November 2019 netted immediate e-commerce sales but Nomasei was waylaid by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, four months in.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Foreword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreword. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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