foregoer

noun

Definition of foregoernext
1
as in precursor
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another a nearly November snowfall that appears to be a disconcerting foregoer of the harsh winter facing us

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2
as in forerunner
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed not many people still have manual typewriters, the foregoers to word processors

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregoer
  1. precursor
  2. forerunner
  3. sign
  4. ancestor
  5. angel
  6. prototype
  7. symptom
  8. herald
Noun
  • Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Nearly all the precursor chemicals that are needed to make fentanyl come from China.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • Being a forerunner in your circle will put you in a good position and enable you to quickly field new possibilities, offering advantages.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Lilly developed its forerunner more than 30 years prior, according to reporting from FiercePharma. Market pricing for prescription drugs creates the incentives that perpetuate this cycle of innovation.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, more noticeable signs of contamination are visible mold spots, an unpleasant smell, cloudy water, or an off-putting taste.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
  • But one of the team’s top prospects, defenseman Owen Pickering, was just recalled from the AHL, a sign that the Pens want to get younger.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of sign
Noun
  • John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough and an ancestor of Winston’s, drew his sword to protect the prince from the panicking crowd, and Samuel Pepys, the celebrated diarist and Royal Navy administrator, witnessed the sinking.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • How brujas use spirituality to honor the ancestors on Día de Muertos.
    Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of ancestor
Noun
  • But at times, there’s a defensive, slightly cruel streak to his patter that can eclipse his better angels (of which there are many) and test the goodwill of those around him.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The next batch of kids included a little angel who immediately burst into tears at the sight of Rodrigo.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of angel
Noun
  • The company has developed several prototypes but requires further funding to continue development.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company also developed an Origin vehicle prototype designed for autonomous operation without a driver’s seat or steering wheel.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of prototype
Noun
  • Even if the person never feels ill, that worker should be tested and given the antiviral drug Tamiflu to reduce their risk of ever developing symptoms or passing the virus to close contacts.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The initial symptoms include nausea, belly pain and persistent vomiting.
    Theara Coleman, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of symptom
Noun
  • The part comes with all sorts of details that serve as the heralds of its legitimacy, like the fact that Jolie spent months in training to sing opera, her real voice blended with Callas’s famous one whenever her character performs.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
  • An 1867 painting lent by the Autry Museum of the American West shows an arriving train as a herald of progress, with deer fleeing its oncoming beam.
    Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of herald
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