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
Findley’s debut book, The World Is Waiting For You (HarperOne), with a foreword by Academy Award-winner Viola Davis, will be available nationwide September 9th.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
With a foreword by Montreux CEO Mathieu Jaton and text by Arnaud Robert, this retrospective offers an immersive look at one of the world’s most influential music festivals.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The diary entries are framed by a foreword and an epilogue, said to have been written in 2099 and reflecting back on these world-changing events.
—James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
The report doesn’t explicitly call out the factors underpinning the rise of the everyday millionaire, but some general explanations on a wealthier world are made in the foreword by UBS Global Wealth Management’s Chief Economist Paul Donovan.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 11 July 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
With a foreword by Montreux CEO Mathieu Jaton and text by Arnaud Robert, this retrospective offers an immersive look at one of the world’s most influential music festivals.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The diary entries are framed by a foreword and an epilogue, said to have been written in 2099 and reflecting back on these world-changing events.
—James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
The report doesn’t explicitly call out the factors underpinning the rise of the everyday millionaire, but some general explanations on a wealthier world are made in the foreword by UBS Global Wealth Management’s Chief Economist Paul Donovan.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 11 July 2025
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Noun
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However, for co-founder Michiel Beers, who started the festival with his brother, Manu, in 2005, creating one of the largest music festivals was just the preface to his Tomorrowland story.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In his preface to a new edition published in 1983, de Groot responded to readers who’d travelled to the valley and complained to the publisher that the auberge and its cooking were shockingly unlike the book’s descriptions.—
John Birdsall,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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And while entertainment is a round-the-calendar sport, autumn still has a certain cachet in terms of the introduction of new shows and films.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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The introduction of the frothy topping coincided with the rising popularity of iced coffee and other cold drinks, which have overtaken Starbucks' hot beverage orders, no matter the season.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Foreword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreword. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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