foreword

noun

ˈfȯr-(ˌ)wərd How to pronounce foreword (audio)
Definition of forewordnext
as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it

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Recent Examples of foreword The 365-page book, which includes a foreword from author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, is written in both prose and poem form. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026 Karim Lakhani wrote the foreword to Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index. — Brandon Metcalf, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Weber also called out former Bachelor host Chris Harrison for promoting (and writing the foreword to) LaPlaca’s memoir. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 July 2026 The book, co-authored by Darren Grubb and Johnny Russo, featured a foreword by Letterman. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreword
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  1. preface
  2. introduction
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  • Li offers hints of how Field and Adelaide’s destiny came to pass, with a preface and short flash-forward scenes that striate the narrative.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So reads the first line in the preface of the first edition (1768) of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
    — Murasaki Shikibu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of preface
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  • This was three years before the introduction of Tesla’s Autopilot, five years before Waymo spun out of the Google self-driving car project, and seven years before the first commercial robotaxi service got underway (in Arizona, not Nevada).
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Both Wickersham’s 13-page introduction to the book and the foreword by ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson concentrate on the craft of writing.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduction

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