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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
The muses promised fame and fortune to artists who followed them, but are rarely mentioned by name in the prologues and prefaces of artworks today.
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Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
If the past is prologue, the market has further upside, even with stocks trading near all-time highs and after an unusually strong first three quarters of the year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
There’s no room for a prologue or an epilogue at that point.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
In the prologue, Woodward remembers that Carl Bernstein ran into Donald Trump at a New York dinner party, back in 1989.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
If the past is prologue, the market has further upside, even with stocks trading near all-time highs and after an unusually strong first three quarters of the year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
There’s no room for a prologue or an epilogue at that point.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
In the prologue, Woodward remembers that Carl Bernstein ran into Donald Trump at a New York dinner party, back in 1989.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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Currents tried to provide asylum for mourning that was not a prelude to vengeance.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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As a somewhat unusual prelude to the typical recording process, Spencer invited me to experience Hyperia, a notorious ride at Thorpe Park and the UK’s highest and fastest rollercoaster.Caroline Casey, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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This weekend’s meeting between the Texas and Kentucky football teams will essentially be an introduction.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of the most overwhelming things about planning a ski vacation as a beginner is deciding which resort will give you the best introduction to mountain life—especially when a ski map looks like a confusing doodle of red, green, and black diamond squiggles.Emma Spedding, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Southern Section held its track and field preliminaries at four sites around Southern California on Saturday, and sophomore Brian Bonner of Valencia High continued his rise to prominence.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
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In 1988: Greg Louganis won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard at the Seoul Olympics one day after hitting his head on the diving board during the preliminaries.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
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The intro alone fits twenty-nine people into a minute-and-a-half-long vocal collage, among them Miles Davis, Shaquille O’Neal, and Marlon Brando.Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The song—which Coldplay excerpted for the intro to Moon Music—accompanies Space for Earth, billed as NASA’s first immersive experience open to the public, housed at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Prologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prologue. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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