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curtain raiser

noun as in short preliminary event

noun as in opening

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Example Sentences

Well, I've got an old curtain-raiser here, but it doesn't seem to fit in somehow.

"I'll admit that the axe work was good as a curtain raiser," remarked Tom.

This short curtain raiser being over, the first act of the drama began.

It is my opinion that your part in the affair is only a curtain-raiser to graver things.

They had made, Ted Hunter announced, a very short mystery reel which they would now run as a curtain-raiser to the main event.

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On this page you'll find 114 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to curtain-raiser, such as: commencement, inauguration, kickoff, launch, launching, and opener.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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