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
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This suggests that, with the introduction of a reporting system for national invoices, the current flexibility regarding transmission methods for domestic invoices will be restricted.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The introduction of direct payments from schools to athletes in 2025 will mark another revolutionary change, and collateral damage from the combined upheaval has the potential to affect every key stakeholder of the sport.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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The book is handsome, the notes extensive, and Benjamin’s crisp preface is thoughtful and sincere.Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
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That was Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes — who wrote the foreword to Rosen's book.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
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After designing interiors for Michelle Obama and Shonda Rhimes—the latter wrote the foreword to this book—he was appointed by President Obama to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House in 2010.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Prolusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolusion. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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