over·ture
ˈō-vər-ˌchu̇r 
ˈō-və-,
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r
overtured; overturing
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Noun
The government has made a significant peace overture by opening the door to negotiation.
the parade down Main Street served as the overture for a weekend of fun and festivities
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Dylan must have had countless movie overtures.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Even if Washington makes overtures, the Russian tech industry is caught in a paradox—forced to align with Kremlin policies while still needing access to foreign technology to remain competitive.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films were the overture for Game of Thrones to become a smash HBO show, to say nothing of the books that spawned them.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Ian McEwan explored this gray territory in his novel Machines Like Me, where his milquetoast protagonist smilingly tolerates his robot's romantic overtures toward his love interest—until the threat of displacement becomes all too real.
—Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Dylan must have had countless movie overtures.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Even if Washington makes overtures, the Russian tech industry is caught in a paradox—forced to align with Kremlin policies while still needing access to foreign technology to remain competitive.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films were the overture for Game of Thrones to become a smash HBO show, to say nothing of the books that spawned them.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Overture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overture. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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