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
From the show’s name, logo and intro to its retro-fun set to a few of its bits, there was a running homage to the best of NFL Films.
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Dan Shanoff, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
There is an intro balance transfer fee of 3% of each transfer (minimum $5) completed within the first 4 months of account opening.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
These songs are among the most forceful and emotionally intense tracks on the album, and Barrera’s intros can be interpreted as one Spanish-language poem split into three parts.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Those put forward by agencies were handed an automatic headstart by being given a two-page script to read for their audition rather than the simple intro.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dan Shanoff, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
There is an intro balance transfer fee of 3% of each transfer (minimum $5) completed within the first 4 months of account opening.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
These songs are among the most forceful and emotionally intense tracks on the album, and Barrera’s intros can be interpreted as one Spanish-language poem split into three parts.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Those put forward by agencies were handed an automatic headstart by being given a two-page script to read for their audition rather than the simple intro.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intro
Noun
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Many people are willing to help and make introductions.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The show kicks off with the death of Petey and introduction of Helly Britt Lower in Season 1 of SeveranceApple TV+ At the beginning of the series, Mark, a worker bee at Lumon, finds out that his best friend in the office, Petey, has suddenly quit, which means Mark will never see him again.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Life of Herod the Great—which includes a preface and introduction written by Hurston and commentary written by Plant—stops at chapter 19.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Butler's concerns about machine evolution received mixed reactions, according to Butler in the preface to the second edition of Erewhon.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, her first project as an official member of the royal family was the foreword to a recipe book with west London’s Hubb Community Kitchen, a group of women displaced by the Grenfell fire, enabling them to continue cooking together for survivors twice a week in the aftermath of the tragedy.—
Mina Holland,
Vogue,
11 Jan. 2025
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Pick up the 50th anniversary edition with a new foreword that explains what Watergate means today.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Intro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intro. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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