prolegomena

plural of prolegomenon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolegomena
Noun
  • As Calhoun summarizes, the first part takes up the subject of magic and necromancy, the second treats of witchcraft and sorcery, and the third discourses of all kinds of spirits and specters.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Previous discussions have drawn opposition to further commercializing the area, though, and a Sierra Club representative said that sentiment stands.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • He is seen as a younger, more moderate voice – having vowed to clean up politics, initiate discussions on constitutional reform and allow married couples to use separate surnames, something currently banned under law.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Without granting anonymity, articles such as this one could not exist.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Through rigorous policies, editorial standards, user privacy protections, and transparent processes, nearly 260,000 volunteers have created over 65 million articles in 300 languages.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But no rigorous studies have found links between autism and vaccines or medications, or their components such as thimerosal or formaldehyde.
    Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sixta is currently chair of the social studies department and is the school’s ACT test coordinator, as well as the faculty advisor for National Honor Society, student council and Upward Bound.
    Ilana Arougheti Updated October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both sides may have reasons to cut a deal before pretrial discovery compels Goodell, Gruden and others to testify under oath and share sensitive emails, texts and other documents.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Swift will, however, have to submit her texts with Lively to the court.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For emerging Japan, world’s fairs and expositions presented a tremendous opportunity.
    Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the critical texts and curatorial essays reprinted here, Enwezor repeatedly engaged with artists who were on their own conscious or unconscious quests for identities that could not be reduced to their appearances or to the way their lives had been historicized.
    Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her early essays, written through a Marxian lens, proclaimed revolutionary socialism as justice’s true path.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her knowledge wasn’t handed down in textbooks or lectures.
    Ellie Goulding, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Typically originating on a large canvas, the art often incorporates acrylic paint and graphics pulled from old textbooks and newspapers, emergency manuals, and junk-shop magazines.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Prolegomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomena. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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