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overture
noun as in introduction, approach
Strongest matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Similarly, Brett McGurk, Biden’s chief emissary to the Middle East, tells Woodward that, several times during the cease-fire talks, Hamas’ political leaders, who live in Qatar or Egypt, agreed to a deal—but they had to get approval from Hamas’ real leader, Yahya Sinwar, who has remained hiding in the Gazan tunnels and who rejected every overture.
Bottom as represented in Mendelssohn’s overture is jaguar-like.
The U.S. government has a responsibility to follow up on every lead, and respond to every overture.
And last week he extended that overture, calling Kemp “fantastic” at a visit in Savannah before the hurricane hit.
While much will be made of the film’s 3½-hour running time, which includes an overture and intermission, it never strains under its own weight.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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