1
as in before
earlier than
always arrives at school ahead of the bus we were cautioned not to fill out any of the test answers ahead of time
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as in in advance of
preceding in space
the three lost children emerged from the forest, with the family dog walking proudly ahead of them
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Recent Examples of ahead of
The president formerly backed out of a planned interview with Scott Pelley in October ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Little Amélie or the Character Of Rain from GKids, which just won the Grand Jury Prize at Animation Is Film Festival, opens on two screens ahead of an expansion next week.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Auctions typically have a set starting bid, informed by a number of market factors, as well as low and high sales numbers, estimated ahead of time.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Nuno will hope to draw inspiration ahead of forthcoming fixtures against Newcastle United and Burnley at home, Bournemouth away and then the visit to the London Stadium of Liverpool.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Little Amélie or the Character Of Rain from GKids, which just won the Grand Jury Prize at Animation Is Film Festival, opens on two screens ahead of an expansion next week.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Auctions typically have a set starting bid, informed by a number of market factors, as well as low and high sales numbers, estimated ahead of time.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Nuno will hope to draw inspiration ahead of forthcoming fixtures against Newcastle United and Burnley at home, Bournemouth away and then the visit to the London Stadium of Liverpool.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead of
Preposition
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Razer went public in 2017, listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, before going private again in 2022.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 Nov. 2025
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Liberty Hall, a PE sponsor focused exclusively on aerospace and defense, is a long-standing Houlihan Lokey client, and had hired Triago before the acquisition to lead a CV.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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With nearly 8,000 people working there prior to the shutdown, the Little Rock Air Force Base was the sixth-largest employer in the state as of 2023.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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Federal standards require rigorous inspections to be done prior to demolition, and those inspections are then documented with a certification.—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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But age could prove to be Golden State's biggest vulnerability, especially against younger, bigger Western Conference squads like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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From the next great QB to the next big bust, Arch Manning has found something of a sweet spot of normalcy, having steered Texas to wins against Oklahoma and Vanderbilt in the last month.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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In addition to the studio mandate to crush the competition, Browning had an additional motivation to focus his film on sideshow.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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If the indigo color isn’t to your liking, there’s also red, gray, burgundy, black, and brown.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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