as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
in her intro the author offers rather precise definitions of some of the key words that she will be using throughout her book
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Recent Examples of intro
The first two episodes will feature an intro episode and one with Issa Rae.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
In video from the screening posted by The Scotsman, Collette, who played the title character in the 1994 Australian comedy, explained that she’d been invited to record an intro for the screening.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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
It was pieced together chaotically, merging song snippets by Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe, adding bits of a raucous group jam for an intro that kicks off with the sounds of water and chirping birds, then erupts into psychedelic rock at the speed of light.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
In video from the screening posted by The Scotsman, Collette, who played the title character in the 1994 Australian comedy, explained that she’d been invited to record an intro for the screening.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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
It was pieced together chaotically, merging song snippets by Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe, adding bits of a raucous group jam for an intro that kicks off with the sounds of water and chirping birds, then erupts into psychedelic rock at the speed of light.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intro
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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Their extinctions underscore the dangers of overexploitation, habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species to ecosystems that had previously been relatively isolated.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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As for Dickinson, his starring roles in Babygirl, The Iron Claw, and Triangle of Sadness preface his take on John Lennon.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2025
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Construction Nudes 1981-1985 is designed by Sean Adams and edited by Frank Rodriguez with a foreword by Lucas Museum of Narrative Art curator Ryan Linkof, Ph.D.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Zucker kicked things off in the book’s foreword writing about seeing and collecting pointed diamonds from the 15th century and earlier — a point that helped Fasel to unlock a myth that engagement rings are an invention of the 20th century.—
Thomas Waller,
WWD,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Intro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intro. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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