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
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
Below the foreword are four preview pages from the graphic novel.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 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
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
Below the foreword are four preview pages from the graphic novel.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreword
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This rosé is all about coastal herbs, grapefruit pith, white peach and sea spray, Landa prefaces.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
4 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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They were joined by many members of the creative team, including musical director and orchestrator Alex Lacamoire, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and director Thomas Kail — all who receiving loving introductions by Seller.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ever since, builders have doubled down on token standards, with the introduction of ERC-721 for NFTs, ERC-1155 to combine fungible and non-fungible attributes, ERC-1400 for compliant security tokens, and many others.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Foreword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreword. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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