as in introduction
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed
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Recent Examples of prolusion
This poem seems positioned as a prolusion — his word — or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows.
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Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022
Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolusion
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The introduction of House bills that suggest shades of Turkmenistan: proposing to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday, or to carve his face on Mount Rushmore, or to put his image on a new two-hundred-and-fifty-dollar bill.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Loyd makes her Aces introduction after a star turn in Seattle.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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On Tuesday, April 22, the Vatican shared a preface that Francis wrote for a book in Italian by Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop emeritus of Milan.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Vatican Publishing House also Tuesday released a preface written by Francis in February of a book in Italian by Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop emeritus of Milan, entitled 'Awaiting a New Beginning.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Looking back at his book, Feeling Seen, with a foreword written by former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enningful, was another intentional reflection of his work.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
9 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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“Prolusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolusion. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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