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also prolog
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as in prelude
a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event
unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime
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as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
a brief prologue sets the scene for the story that follows
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Recent Examples of prologue
Past as prologue The game of whack-a-mole has gone on for decades and has spanned the globe.
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
If the past is a prologue to the future, if continued, this may not end well for America.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
But that’s not the case, and as the opening prologue showcases, the Irish have their own form of griots, the filidh, poets, and oral history keepers who were successors to the druids.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
That was mere prologue to her long-running lead roles on UPN’s One on One (2001–2006) and The Proud Family (2001–2005) as the voice of Penny.
—EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
If the past is a prologue to the future, if continued, this may not end well for America.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
But that’s not the case, and as the opening prologue showcases, the Irish have their own form of griots, the filidh, poets, and oral history keepers who were successors to the druids.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
That was mere prologue to her long-running lead roles on UPN’s One on One (2001–2006) and The Proud Family (2001–2005) as the voice of Penny.
—EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prologue
Noun
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Many legal experts consider this questioning of a private right of action as the prelude to the next potential showdown over the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court, where multiple rulings by the court's conservative majority have eroded the law's protections over the past decade.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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And that was just the prelude to the evening’s main event: a runway show of the 163 jewels in Diorexquis, and 25 couture creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri, staged around an ornamental reflecting pool that, at 45 meters, stops just shy of Olympic dimensions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Once that guidance or those introductions are made, take the next steps that are needed, such as scheduling mentoring and pitch deck review sessions, and following up with an industry introduction.—
Karen Cashion,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The following video provides an introduction to the production model.—
Ben Coxworth
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Early preliminaries will air on ESPN+, Disney+, and UFC Fight Pass starting at 6 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Grande is in a dying breed of A-list musicians who value the art of album-making, and that much is clear by how aligned the six new songs (five-and-a-half, really, since one is an extended intro) are with the existing record.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, commercial pressures meant lyricists often wrote intros based solely on show titles, leading to more generic hooks, as seen in the show El Kaboos.—
Hala Mustafa,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Prologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prologue. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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