prefacing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefacing
Adjective
  • Despite some discouraging downward trends, all the prefatory jawing could go a long way toward siphoning off a fair number of viewers who might otherwise be locked in on the NFL.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The prefatory pause gives the audience a chance to applaud a starry ensemble.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Federal judge Julia Kobick in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Administration from enforcing the policy against Orr and six other individual plaintiffs in April.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The feedback will be used to screen candidates to select for preliminary interviews in January.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Watch for promotions such as gift cards or introductory pricing for new customers.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The consumer’s journey includes a introductory questionnaire that covers sizes and style preferences as well as an ongoing dialogue with a human stylist.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Pacific Ridge School, an independent, co-ed, college preparatory day school in Carlsbad, started its 19th academic year with the Annual Trustee Dinner.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Those preparatory projects included the installation of new capping roofs to weatherproof the buildings for a long period of care and maintenance, as well as the rerouting of electrical supplies and de-planting of boiler equipment.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Next week, Grizzly Bear headline the first show in a five-night run at New York’s Brooklyn Steel, the beginning leg of their first tour in six years.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of the dialogue existed and the crew had the beginning demos of the songs to work with.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Prefacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefacing. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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