as in forerunner
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
sexologist Alfred Kinsey is now viewed as an outrider of the sexual revolution of the 1960s
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Recent Examples of outrider
Through the front doors — which boast double leather horse collars — the entryway features an equine sculpture placed on a piece that Churchill Downs outrider Lee Lockwood once had atop his horse.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2024
Because Lezcano had help from an outrider to cross the finish line, the last-place run did not technically count as a finish in the race.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
Depending on the race, there are three or four outriders positioned along the outside rail of the track.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
Those looking to the spot where the horse pulled up see an outrider arrive first.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2024
Because Lezcano had help from an outrider to cross the finish line, the last-place run did not technically count as a finish in the race.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
Depending on the race, there are three or four outriders positioned along the outside rail of the track.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
Those looking to the spot where the horse pulled up see an outrider arrive first.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrider
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Like these forerunners, the pleasures of Knight’s A Thousand Blows, which premiered all six episodes of its second season on Hulu Friday, lies in looking back on that thin sliver of time, about 15 years ago, when anachronistic old-timey crime was in vogue.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The League of Nations was the forerunner to the UN and is famous among historians for its formation after the wreckage of World War I and its almost immediate failure to prevent the rise of authoritarianism in the 1930s that gave way to World War II.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hibiscus plants brighten up gardens with their big, colorful flowers that herald summer.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Dec. 2025
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The Thanksgiving holiday, a staple of the waning autumn days and a herald of upcoming Christmas festivities, has stood as a pillar of American culture since before the country’s founding.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Nov. 2025
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The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Golden Globes are a great precursor to what is to come there.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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By the urn, Andula said, is a picture of their son that someone painted with angel wings behind him.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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This reexamination of Stratten’s life, rape, and murder casts a new light on the angel who was a centerfold.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Eclipses are harbingers of change, often bringing intense shifts in perspective and catapulting us into new realities.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hood said the dry spell isn't a harbinger of an arid spring season.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
1 Jan. 2026
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About 30 percent of the galaxies emit radio waves, a sign that their central black holes are active.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The rich-looking denim alternative was a big trend in 2025, with co-signs from Hailey Bieber and Martha Stewart.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Other symptom include nausea, migraines, head pressure, vertigo and ringing or popping sensations in the ears.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Relapsing into depression isn’t an issue unique to SAINT; symptoms can still recur with conventional treatments.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Outrider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrider. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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