prolegomena

Definition of prolegomenanext
plural of prolegomenon

Example Sentences

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
  • Doing so will put you in a better place for any upcoming or ongoing tough discussions with the people who matter most to you.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
  • While room could be created by restructuring and extending linebacker Jordyn Brooks and center Aaron Brewer, Sullivan suggested last week that those discussions won’t come until this summer.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Insights does not appear on any news articles.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That same year, Anne O’Hare McCormick had written directly to the managing editor of The New York Times to offer articles during her stays on the Continent with her businessman husband.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But both studies indicate how a largely unregulated billion-dollar industry fueled by Black women may also be disproportionately harming them.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Small studies had shown a lung cancer medication called alectinib could help pediatric patients with the same cancer Operacz had.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As the shooting unfolded, texts came into Salzman’s phone from classmates sharing their hiding locations.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Insiders at the station say they have been deluged with emails and texts expressing dismay over Nexstar’s moves, which eliminated a number of staffers with decades of experience and institutional knowledge.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 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
  • Primarily written by Alexander Hamilton, the essays were an intellectual defense of the Constitution.
    Michael Golden, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Her essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and the Sacramento Bee.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2026.

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