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first taste

NOUN
introduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addition debut establishment inauguration influx initiation installation launch opening preface presentation
STRONG
admittance awakening baptism beginning commencement essentials exordium foreword hornbook inception induction ingress insertion institution interpolation intro lead lead-in overture preamble preliminaries prelude primer prolegomenon prologue survey
WEAK
basic principles basic text first acquaintance opening remarks pioneering proem
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close closing conclusion end ending finish
STRONG
completion epilogue
NOUN
lead-in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
foreword
STRONG
addition admittance awakening baptism beginning commencement debut essentials establishment exordium inauguration inception induction influx ingress initiation insertion installation institution interpolation intro launch lead opening overture preamble preface preliminaries prelude presentation primer prolegomenon prologue survey
WEAK
basic principles basic text first acquaintance opening remarks pioneering proem
Antonyms
STRONG
close closing completion conclusion end ending epilogue finish termination
NOUN
prolegomenon
Synonyms
STRONG
addition admittance awakening baptism beginning commencement debut essentials establishment exordium foreword inauguration inception induction influx ingress initiation insertion installation institution interpolation intro launch lead lead-in opening overture preamble preface preliminaries prelude presentation primer prologue survey
WEAK
basic principles basic text first acquaintance opening remarks pioneering proem
Antonyms
STRONG
close closing completion conclusion end ending epilogue finish termination

Example Sentences

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A first taste of top-tier European competition since 1982-83 came last season when they reached the Champions League quarter-finals against Emery's former side Paris St-Germain.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

After waiting nearly nine decades for their first taste of victory on college basketball’s brightest stage, the Huskers suddenly have two wins in the space of three days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Chelsea's new boss Liam Rosenior's first taste of Champions League football is a home game against Pafos while runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich welcome Union St-Gilloise.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

It was my first taste of being a hero.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss