foregoers

noun

Definition of foregoersnext
plural of foregoer
1
as in symptoms
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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Relevance
2
as in ancestors
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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregoers
  1. symptoms
  2. ancestors
  3. angels
Noun
  • The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the person who contracted bird flu had mild symptoms, was treated with antivirals and is now recovering at home.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your provider will start with a physical exam to inspect your nails and look for any other signs or symptoms of disease.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of symptoms
Noun
  • This deep dive into her ancestors, reviving them, was inspired by a challenge from another artist.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • During the Roman festival of Saturnalia, ancestors of today’s Italians drank and indulged and turned the social order upside down.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of ancestors
Noun
  • All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There's Mary and Joseph and an innkeeper, but there's also a whole chorus of angels, a barn of animals, and four babies playing baby Jesus on a rotation.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of angels
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