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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Baker turned to former Senate minority leader Richard Tisei in his first bid for governor before pairing with Polito early in his 2014 run in what was viewed as an overture to more conservative Republicans. Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 But there’s room to grow, and Taiwan made a goodwill overture with its recent removal of barriers to U.S. beef and pork. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 The Free Democrats' leader, Christian Lindner, also appeared keen to govern, making an overture toward the Greens.The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2021 Like the film, the score isn’t all grand overture romance. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022 Bates was in the orchestra, playing beats on his laptop, and those present warmly applauded this fun overture.San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 The performers start singing a knotty, multi-genre overture that incorporates several of Loesser’s songs. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 The Arkansas Presbytery had approved the overture in October 2019, but its consideration by the national church was delayed two years because of covid-19 restrictions. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2022 Or perhaps, more to the point, something has been added—the gigantic closeup—which blunts the magic that wafts out to even the lousiest seats in the opera house after the lights go down and the first bars of the overture sound. Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022 See More
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Etymology
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Middle English, literally, opening, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *opertura, alteration of Latin apertura — more at aperture