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as in prelude
a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event
the round of hors d'oeuvres was merely the preamble to an evening of lavish feasting
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as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
an insightful analysis of the preamble to the Constitution of the United States
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Recent Examples of preamble
With this preamble, people on average get about two questions out of three correct.
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Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
His show jumped right into the comedy, with no glitzy preamble.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The preamble notes that the IRS and Treasury considered necessary alternatives to the final rules.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The preamble says that behind-the-meter sources of clean electricity often already participate in EAC registries, which should make the transition fairly seamless for most.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
His show jumped right into the comedy, with no glitzy preamble.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The preamble notes that the IRS and Treasury considered necessary alternatives to the final rules.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The preamble says that behind-the-meter sources of clean electricity often already participate in EAC registries, which should make the transition fairly seamless for most.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preamble
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The city’s live music series, presented by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, is a prelude to summer, bringing Sacramento natives and visitors together to celebrate and support the local talent produced in Sacramento.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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This investigation is a likely prelude to Trump’s tariffs to come.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Despite the introduction of supposedly carbon-neutral fuel next year, hybrid powertrains are why companies like Audi and Cadillac are joining and why Honda is coming back.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Dyson Airwrap for $600: The Dyson Airwrap set (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is great, and was my first introduction to a blow-dry brush attachment.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
20 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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While the diving kicked off Thursday, the swimming gets underway with preliminaries on Friday, with the finals for both swimming and diving slated for Saturday.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2025
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Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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As for Dickinson, his starring roles in Babygirl, The Iron Claw, and Triangle of Sadness preface his take on John Lennon.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2025
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Construction Nudes 1981-1985 is designed by Sean Adams and edited by Frank Rodriguez with a foreword by Lucas Museum of Narrative Art curator Ryan Linkof, Ph.D.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Zucker kicked things off in the book’s foreword writing about seeing and collecting pointed diamonds from the 15th century and earlier — a point that helped Fasel to unlock a myth that engagement rings are an invention of the 20th century.—
Thomas Waller,
WWD,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Preamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preamble. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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