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basic principles

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 text first acquaintance first taste 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 text first acquaintance first taste 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 text first acquaintance first taste opening remarks pioneering proem

Antonyms

STRONG

close closing completion conclusion end ending epilogue finish termination

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Collectively, they are attacks on basic principles and norms of democracy, civility, decency, equality, fairness, and dignity that American civic life nominally rests on.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

"We believe that alarmism, misinformation and confusion are contrary to the basic principles of preserving public health."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“I think folks are catching on that it is time to go back to diversification and basic principles of investing,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“Maria’s deportation was unlawful and violated basic principles of due process,” said her attorney Stacy Tolchin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

If these basic principles can be misinterpreted, it shouldn’t be surprising that more esoteric mathematics can be, too.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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