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
Horsman is being held without bail ahead of arraignment at a later date at Plymouth Superior Court in Brockton.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Ashe’s penchant for being ahead of the times continued in the early aughts.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
At the Zurich Film Festival, ahead of the world premiere on Sunday, there will be a concert performed by WLVS with Bielenia performing live.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Of course, at some point ahead of 2028, this will have to crystallize into an over-all platform.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Ashe’s penchant for being ahead of the times continued in the early aughts.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
At the Zurich Film Festival, ahead of the world premiere on Sunday, there will be a concert performed by WLVS with Bielenia performing live.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Of course, at some point ahead of 2028, this will have to crystallize into an over-all platform.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead of
Preposition
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Chichester City’s next match scheduled for this Saturday against Lewes has been postponed, while the Isthmian League said that, as a mark of respect, a minute’s silence will be observed before all other matches and all players will wear black armbands.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Related Stories The dawn of the iPhone in 2007 was really Year One for mobile gaming, although titles did exist before then, O’Brien told Jennifer Maas, Variety‘s senior business writer for TV and gaming.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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But with the Heat already at the preseason maximum of 21 players signed to contracts (including two-way contracts and Exhibit 10 deals) prior to adding Achiuwa, Miami will need to waive one of its developmental players to make room for him.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Cubs' manager Craig Counsell spoke to the media prior to Wednesday's game and revealed the current plans for Tucker's return to the lineup.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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The Razorbacks are scheduled to play home games against Georgia, Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina and Missouri, and road games at Texas A&M, Texas, Auburn and Vanderbilt as part of the SEC’s first 9-game conference schedule.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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Williams will look to prove that his big performance against Dallas was not a fluke.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Xi promised that within a decade, China will expand wind and solar power capacity to more than six times its 2020 level.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 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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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead%20of. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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