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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
Scammers typically start their interactions with well-rehearsed, smoothly executed preambles, creating good first impressions.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
There are staff who are deployed on disaster and humanitarian responses around the world on behalf of the U.S. government, who tonight -- in the last night with no preamble, no warning and no communication -- were kicked off their email, kicked off their U.S. government computer systems.
—Anna Katharine Ping, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
His show jumped right into the comedy, with no glitzy preamble.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The definition of preamble is: The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
—Jim Weygand, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
There are staff who are deployed on disaster and humanitarian responses around the world on behalf of the U.S. government, who tonight -- in the last night with no preamble, no warning and no communication -- were kicked off their email, kicked off their U.S. government computer systems.
—Anna Katharine Ping, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
His show jumped right into the comedy, with no glitzy preamble.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The definition of preamble is: The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.
—Jim Weygand, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preamble
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Image Lacking indoor plumbing, the family basked in this sauna as a prelude to bathing in the cold lake.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Still, the comp’s opening stretch is really just a prelude to arguably the most momentous drummer swap in rock history: the arrival of Peart in August 1974.—
Hank Shteamer,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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Kings guard Malik Monk was listed as a starter and then announced as part of the starting lineup during pregame introductions Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Batson, a Nashville native who moved to Alabama as a child, got an introduction to music at an early age.—
Pam Windsor,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 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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Her six-game outburst in the state preliminaries screamed of consistency, with no score lower than 217 and none higher than 269.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
4 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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Recommended Stories The 2028 Democratic presidential field begins to take shape at a low point for the party Embarrassing displays of media blindness Trump tariffs: Bargaining tool or preface to a global trade war? And purposeful.—
Jay Cost,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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From her love story with Greenfield (who also wrote the foreword) to the darkest day of her esteemed career, Sanchez found solace in being so raw and honest.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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The book also includes a foreword from Grammy-winning singer Brandy and has garnered praise from bestselling author Tabitha Brown.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Preamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preamble. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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