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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
If past is prologue, this approach could allow the Islamic Republic to frame any conflict with United States not as a struggle for regime survival but as a sovereign nation’s resistance against external coercion.
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
If the past is prologue, real wages rose over $6,000 during Trump's first term while falling some $2,000 under Biden's.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
If past is prologue, some clues about how Trump might approach this routine task of the presidency may be found in Trump's State of the Union address from 2020.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
Any or all of them could become inescapable water-cooler conversation over the next twelve months if Sundance’s past remains its prologue.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
If the past is prologue, real wages rose over $6,000 during Trump's first term while falling some $2,000 under Biden's.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
If past is prologue, some clues about how Trump might approach this routine task of the presidency may be found in Trump's State of the Union address from 2020.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
Any or all of them could become inescapable water-cooler conversation over the next twelve months if Sundance’s past remains its prologue.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prologue
Noun
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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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At one point, during our game, my mother-in-law said that dominoes could be used to speak to the dead, a comment that had no prelude and which received no verbal response from anyone at the table.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What followed was a proper introduction to Clairo, highlighting her support of Gaza and women’s rights.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2025
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Rolex doesn’t have to do much to dominate coverage of any show of luxury watch introductions – one little tweak of an iconic case design is usually enough to break the internet.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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The first two episodes will feature an intro episode and one with Issa Rae.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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The first two episodes of IMO, with the first as an intro episode and the second featuring Rae, will premiere on March 12.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Prologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prologue. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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