as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the headmost horse shied at the sight of a snake
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmost
Adjective
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Firefighters received multiple calls before 7 p.m. to the warehouse, with the first units arriving by 6:58 p.m.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025 -
Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Biden's attorney jumped in to clarify that Hur's team had asked a speculative question that did not reflect Biden's initial answer.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The initial development agreement for the town center was approved back in 2006, long before the project had a conceptual site plan.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Rojo by Razzle Dazzle will open on September 5, 2025 during Brilliant Lady’s maiden voyage from New York City to Bermuda.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Three days later, the ship sank in the early morning off the coast of Newfoundland while on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The signatories of this letter include some of the UK’s foremost experts in artificial intelligence, whose work bridges cutting-edge research and real-world application.—
Philip Salter,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Insofar as the Trump campaign had any specific policy planks, indiscriminate tariffs were foremost among them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Take note of the major differences between your original job description and your current daily responsibilities.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Mumford & Sons embarked on the original Railroad Revival Tour in 2011, with support from groups like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and Old Crow Medicine Show.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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This program is now accepting applications for its inaugural cohort, offering students an opportunity to explore both the theoretical foundations and hands-on applications of artificial intelligence.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation Maven Huffman first rose to prominence in the wrestling world as the co-winner of WWE's inaugural season of the reality competition series Tough Enough in 2001.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Headmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmost. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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