opening remarks

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 first taste 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 first taste 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 first taste pioneering proem

Antonyms

STRONG

close closing completion conclusion end ending epilogue finish termination

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Gov. Kazuo Ueda will deliver opening remarks, while Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino will moderate a fireside chat on monetary policy and supply shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In his opening remarks Friday night, Giuliani coughed and said, “My voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

In his own opening remarks, he criticised the Fed's "forward guidance", which indicates the future path of interest rates.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The IMF chief signalled in her opening remarks that the Fund would downgrade its global growth forecast due to the war, and she had a stark warning:

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Halfway through his opening remarks, he found himself figuring from the way the pipes ran that there was a bathroom upstairs.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

opening remarks

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