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.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead
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On Tuesday, National Assembly President Jorge Ramírez – the acting president’s brother – announced that at least 1,943 had died, an increase of about 200 from the day before.
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Dark web markets are shrouded in secrecy, but admins of dark web marketplaces have been identified by law enforcement and arrested before.
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Englewood City Council called a special session on Wednesday evening to discuss whether to have its fireworks show, ultimately deciding to move forward with it.
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The sequence started with Bosnian defender Stjepan Radeljic sliding in front of a Tillman pass, deflecting it forward toward Muharemovic.
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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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Together, those projects aim to establish the hardware and operational experience needed for a sustained American presence on the Moon before astronauts venture onward to Mars.
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Cargoes moved from Europe to Statia and then onward to North America.
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Mitchell and Hopkins, both forwards, would likely go in the second round if they’re drafted.
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The nation’s star forwards flourished in their 4-2 win over Croatia as Harry Kane registered a double and Jude Bellingham put England back in front after half-time, before Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score a fourth.
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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 3 Jul. 2026.
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