1
as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
call ahead for reservations
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2
as in early
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Recent Examples of ahead
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
So go ahead and place a layer of heavy duty aluminum foil underneath your sleeping bag for a cozier night’s sleep outdoors.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
That could mean more changes ahead.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Mike and Joyce (Winona Ryder) protect a group of children against an unknown entity as Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) load up shotguns for the fight ahead.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
That could mean more changes ahead, USA TODAY reported.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
So go ahead and place a layer of heavy duty aluminum foil underneath your sleeping bag for a cozier night’s sleep outdoors.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
That could mean more changes ahead.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Mike and Joyce (Winona Ryder) protect a group of children against an unknown entity as Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) load up shotguns for the fight ahead.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead
Adverb
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By comparison, the 2024 heat death report from just one county in Arizona is longer and includes more in-depth analyses of risk factors, contributing weather events and suggested pathways forward.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Another plot thread to look forward to is that of Schumacher’s Yancy Grey’s wife’s surprise arrival in Ransom Canyon in the Season 1 finale.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The college's trustees voted unanimously in early May to join the UA System, which is comprised of more than 20 campuses, divisions and units around the state.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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These two systems could end up within arm’s reach of each other early next week, with their centers as little as several hundred miles apart, if early predictions hold.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Disney has dealt with public scrutiny before, including animators going on strike in 1941 , the Southern Baptist boycott in the late 1990s or allowing Ellen DeGeneres to come out on her ABC show.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Unlike Boggs and Wade, whose subjects had commanded biographical and scholarly attention for decades, Richardson was breaking trail from the beginning, writing a life that had never been written before.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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From that day onwards, my hives just kept coming back.—
Emmeka,
Refinery29,
23 Sep. 2025
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In its estimation due to low fertility rates, all population growth from 2040 onwards will be as a result of immigration.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Before the attack, he'd been released without bail for a prior misdemeanor charge of allegedly misusing the 911 system.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The offer was no longer feasible for Estes, who had moved home to Colorado since the prior viewing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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At Marysol’s party, Adriana is already telling Guerdy that Julia is not a good friend because of what happened between them at her art party in the last episode.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Venture Global is already near the capacity to export 40 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) of LNG between its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines facilities.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That was Kevyn Adams’ main focus in the offseason, adding Michael Kesselring and Conor Timmins on the blue line and defensively sound forwards Josh Doan and Justin Danforth.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Including Collin Graf, the Sharks already have 13 forwards who are projected to be on the NHL roster this year.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some experts cited previous waves of political violence, such as a spate of assassinations in the late 1960s, which predated online platforms.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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In principle, a CNTR rocket can double the specific impulse provided by previous nuclear thermal rocket designs dating back to the 1950s (and still being worked on by NASA and DARPA today) as well as quadruple that which can be achieved by chemical rockets.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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