prefacing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefacing
Adjective
  • The prefatory pause gives the audience a chance to applaud a starry ensemble.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Could be that fans were simply exhausted by all the prefatory ugliness that led up to Washington’s first playoff victory in 18 years, but anyone who tuned out early missed a hell of a star turn from the Commanders’ Jayden Daniels.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • That preliminary round of experimentation expanded into a larger investigation of how fungi can help heal soil after wildfire, with sites from southern Oregon all the way down to Southern California.
    Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
  • The competition — which featured 17 total contestants — unfolded this past weekend, with the preliminary round taking place on Saturday, May 10 and the finals on Sunday, May 11.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • The introductory outdoor clocks typically start around $20, with better and bigger models reaching up to around $60.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Of particular note here is an introductory land like a Main Street, U.S.A., leading to a central hub.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • In accordance with the Lviv Statement adopted on the day, the group welcomed the finalization of the preparatory work required to establish a Special Tribunal within the Council of Europe.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Cheshire Academy is a college preparatory boarding and day high school that was founded in 1794.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Well, the beginning days of spring can be cold, too.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the efforts being eyed by hardline Republicans are focused on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers, which DOGE — the brainchild of billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk — has sought to dismantle since the beginning days of the Trump administration.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Prefacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefacing. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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