as in forerunners
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 outriders
His deputies and outriders are not quite so deft.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Churchill Downs outriders, jockey agents, jockeys Florent Geroux and Julian Leperoux, as well as members of Lukas' barn staff also sat in the crowd.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
By contrast, during a recent visit to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, in July, the king's convoy included four cars and three police motorcycle outriders.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Churchill Downs outriders, jockey agents, jockeys Florent Geroux and Julian Leperoux, as well as members of Lukas' barn staff also sat in the crowd.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
By contrast, during a recent visit to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, in July, the king's convoy included four cars and three police motorcycle outriders.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outriders
Noun
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The primacy of a central meeting space can be traced to the Greek Empire with the agora, among other forerunners.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The indie feature heralds from Benacus Entertainment and RNF Productions.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those materials include sodium perchlorate, ammonium perchlorate precursors and nitrocellulose, all key components in solid-fuel rocket motors.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
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But as the precursors have rolled in, co-star Benicio Del Toro — playing a character the audience loves and roots for — has swept nearly every major critics group.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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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Few harbingers are more promising than the Swedish singer and producer Robyn.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And the sensual images these verses bring to mind—nightingales and angels and silks—make this collection ideal for evenings beside the hearth.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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The story of a guiding star, a host of angels and a virgin birth?—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Trade discussions dominated those meetings, but there were signs of growing tensions over Beijing’s surging conventional and nuclear arsenal.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Thanks to their thoughtful preservation efforts, signs of the past remain.—
Mel Studach,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At first, doctors sent them home from the hospital with instructions to monitor her symptoms.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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State health officials urged anyone who develops symptoms to immediately contact their local health department and remain at home unless seeking medical care.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Outriders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outriders. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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