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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2
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
Thursday’s appearance comes just ahead of Williams’ next film release.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Kendall Jenner surprises students from UT Austin with 818 Tequila and Uber Eats tailgate supplies ahead of Tailgate with 818 in Dallas.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The bomber deployment comes ahead of a large-scale Japanese war game scheduled to take place across the country from October 20 to 31.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Kendall Jenner surprises students from UT Austin with 818 Tequila and Uber Eats tailgate supplies ahead of Tailgate with 818 in Dallas.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The bomber deployment comes ahead of a large-scale Japanese war game scheduled to take place across the country from October 20 to 31.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead of
Preposition
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Wolff himself had a winding career before becoming top brass for Mercedes’ F1 team.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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But Braun was solid before tiring and working through injuries that affected him on the ball over the final month last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring such cancellation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officials previously said Scott told family members prior to her disappearance that someone was harassing her via phone, though Toczylowski declined to comment on whether King was the individual.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Richardson sustained the injury and was hospitalized after a stretching band snapped, sending an attached pole forcibly against his face.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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It’s long been stated that his departure was the result of a disagreement with van Doesburg over the use of diagonal lines in De Stijl artworks, which van Doesburg supported and Mondrian was against.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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The flip side to Marner’s exit is that the Leafs have cap flexibility and intend to take a swing with it.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Scott Cooper had offered me a movie previous to Deliver Me from Nowhere.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Researchers tested this process, known as photothermal catalysis, in the laboratory using a simulant based on samples of lunar regolith returned to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission (the lunar samples are far too previous to destroy in such experiments, which is why a simulant is used instead).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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