Thesaurus results for WARM-UPS

warm-ups

noun

plural of warm-up

as in preludes

a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event the couple's initial exchange of insults proved to be only a warm-up for their booze-fueled fight later that night

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Recent Examples of warm-ups Morning workouts may boost mood, sleep, and weight loss, but require warm-ups and adequate fueling. — Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 27 Aug. 2026 Kittle was back at practice and broke down the team huddle at the conclusion of warm-ups. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026 In the first moments of the first episode, Simon is doing these actor warm-ups. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026 For those who have spent pre-season consuming Liverpool’s in-house media content, one of the recurring visible figures who has been leading the opening phases of training sessions and pre-match warm-ups is De la Torre. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 As Summit players had passed through the southeast gate and into warm-ups, the crowd pushed closer to the barriers. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 Proper warm-ups and nutrition are universally essential, especially after breaks, to ensure player safety and career longevity. — Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 With pockets of protests against the Iranian government unfolding outside SoFi Stadium, Iran just took the field for warm-ups. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026 The New Jersey preteen was struck in the neck by a baseball during pregame warm-ups with Maple Shade Youth Baseball on May 26. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

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preliminaries

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Used to last-minute quick changes, Becker recalls preliminaries from this year’s state pageant.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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