prolegomena

Definition of prolegomenanext
plural of prolegomenon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolegomena
Noun
  • By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
  • By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Early discussions of investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the railroad drew attention for increasing access to higher-paying jobs in Chicago, but the railroad is also attracting residents to Northwest Indiana.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The discussions focused on the company’s pending acquisition of Vantage Group Holdings, which is expected to provide the insurance platform that will generate investable capital, the analysts said.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kelly, who introduced articles of impeachment against now-former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, called for a complete overhaul of the Cabinet-level agency.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Keep a distance from water, wet articles, and metal objects.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Arancibia, a Chicano studies professor and board trustee at Sweetwater Union High School District, drew on decades of community organizing and academic work.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Earlier studies had hinted that the nebula’s environment supports surprisingly complex chemistry.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Soon, Mack was deluged with texts and calls from coaches eager to recruit him.
    Janet Lorin, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Every jail was required to provide access to legal texts.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His firm’s work has been featured at numerous international expositions, including the French Pavilion at the Osaka Expo (World’s Fair) in 2025.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2026
  • For emerging Japan, world’s fairs and expositions presented a tremendous opportunity.
    Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The authors found that users who heavily relied on LLMs submitted essays with 50% fewer pronouns, which was representative of the larger shift toward impersonal language that included fewer anecdotes and references to human experiences.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Her essays and criticism have appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Esquire, The New Republic, and more.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The text consists of 10 treatises on architecture, engineering and urban planning, and is the oldest surviving work written on the subject.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The collection, now over 40,000 volumes, includes Greek and Arabic manuscripts, early cartographic works and rare scientific treatises gathered from across the Iberian world.
    Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Prolegomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomena. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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