over·ture
ˈō-vər-ˌchu̇r 
ˈō-və-,
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r
overtured; overturing
Examples of overture in a Sentence
Noun
The government has made a significant peace overture by opening the door to negotiation.
the parade down Main Street served as the overture for a weekend of fun and festivities
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ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Amid uncertainty around the fate of the TikTok ban, Meta is one of the major social media platforms making overtures to creators.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
In the weeks since then, Trump’s dramatic overtures to Putin have pushed the sabotage campaign into the background.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
His comments on Tuesday, cited by state news agency Interfax, follow an overture by Putin this month offering Trump the opportunity to jointly explore Russian deposits of rare earth metals.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
At least one company seems to have made overtures to parents via a pediatrics organization: Vicks ZzzQuil, a popular line of children’s melatonin products, sponsored a 2020 webinar on sleep hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Amid uncertainty around the fate of the TikTok ban, Meta is one of the major social media platforms making overtures to creators.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
In the weeks since then, Trump’s dramatic overtures to Putin have pushed the sabotage campaign into the background.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
His comments on Tuesday, cited by state news agency Interfax, follow an overture by Putin this month offering Trump the opportunity to jointly explore Russian deposits of rare earth metals.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Overture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overture. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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