1
as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
call ahead for reservations
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as in early
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Recent Examples of ahead
David Ketterer Spencer,
IndieWire,
25 June 2026
Call ahead before dropping off large amounts or unusual items, and never donate anything moldy, wet or contaminated.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
With only seven ingredients (one of which is deli ham) and only 20 minutes of hands-on cooking required, this is our go-to make ahead breakfast that instantly makes mornings a little brighter.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
The journey ahead, building the audience and finding a distribution partner, will be at least as long as the one behind us.
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David Ketterer Spencer,
IndieWire,
25 June 2026
Call ahead before dropping off large amounts or unusual items, and never donate anything moldy, wet or contaminated.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Adjective
If For All Mankind’s early seasons laid out an optimistic fantasy of what space travel could be, scientific advancement and social progress sweeping ahead hand in hand, Star City posits a much darker vision, and arguably one much more in keeping with our own current national mood.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
With only seven ingredients (one of which is deli ham) and only 20 minutes of hands-on cooking required, this is our go-to make ahead breakfast that instantly makes mornings a little brighter.
—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead
Adverb
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Minasian’s flurry of moves before and after the 2023 trade deadline seemed chaotic.
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Doulas practice across the country to assist patients before, during, and after childbirth, particularly with their emotional and physical needs.
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With seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, Clark and Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner got locked up on a physical possession.
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Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.
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While physical disc sales continue to decline, the Devil 2 release is fitting given that the original film’s popularity on DVD along with other ancillaries helped justify making a sequel after two decades.
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Hours after a woman was found shot to death in a Cedar Hill home early Thursday, detectives arrested her boyfriend on a murder charge, police said.
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The lake's level typically bottoms out each spring before melting snow begins refilling it through early summer.
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In an interview, McOsker said there is already space set aside for trucks to wait to access the port.
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Despite some large gaps heading into Friday, legislative Democrats and the governor had already closed several other ones.
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The tractor rumbled onward, into the sun, hammering over a divot where a tree had been cut long ago, its stump hauled away.
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Inevitably, our discussions turn to what else might draw us onward, if not the white picket fence.
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Mitchell and Hopkins, both forwards, would likely go in the second round if they’re drafted.
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In Andoni Iraola’s man-marking system, Senesi was front-footed and never afraid to follow centre-forwards all over the pitch, which is beneficial to counter pressing but can be manipulated by good teams.
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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His prior credits include pilots for Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Candy, and Castle Rock, as well as Netflix’s The Decameron and AMC’s Mayfair Witches.
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“Ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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