as in preliminary
coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows
a medical assistant had done all of the prelim work before the physician even walked into the examining room
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Adjective
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The National Weather Service said tornadoes had been confirmed in mostly rural areas southwest of Chicago, with some preliminary reports of buildings damaged in Streator, a manufacturing and farm city about 100 miles away.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026 -
This was a preliminary, phase one clinical trial, so there was still a long way to go to confirm that this approach really could achieve what its inventors hoped—stopping an invader dead in its tracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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This includes increasing college preparatory course availability at high schools, making financial aid systems easier to navigate, and recruiting and retaining Asian American and Pacific Islander faculty members.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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When interview invitations arrive, candidates have already done the reflective and preparatory work that helps make those conversations productive instead of reactive.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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The introductory styles will be released in early August.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Gansey will hold his introductory news conference Monday at Philadelphia's training complex in Camden, New Jersey.—
Pat Gallen,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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“Prelim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prelim. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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