prolegomena

Definition of prolegomenanext
plural of prolegomenon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolegomena
Noun
  • 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
  • According to two people familiar with the discussions, earlier this year, Döpfner talked to Bari Weiss about buying her opinion site, The Free Press.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Katz, Mamdani’s campaign manager, said there were private discussions between the two.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Widerman said any amendment to ZIM’s articles of association made without the government’s consent would be invalid, and implicitly warned against company attempts to circumvent the rights attached to the golden share.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The 2019 impeachment involved two articles relating to abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Despite that goal, however, multiple studies show the minimum wage isn't nearly enough to survive in the Mile High City, even when working full-time.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The two men exchange grateful texts later that evening, home safe and stumped about where to go next.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In cellphone communications shared exclusively with McClatchy and the Herald in October, there are hundreds of texts and chats between Goudreau and Álvarez.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For emerging Japan, world’s fairs and expositions presented a tremendous opportunity.
    Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her current project is a collection of essays tracing her immigration to the United States.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Buchloh’s best essays romp through the history of genres—the female nude, the family portrait, the history painting, the Romantic landscape—to show how Richter’s work mines the past for the future.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For hundreds of years, physicians and scientists wrote treatises on its health benefits.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The ancient Romans and Greeks never really wrote treatises about how to lie well.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Prolegomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomena. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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