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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If your aim is fluency, the data patterning approach comes out ahead of the game.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Deadline sat down with Yoshimura ahead of his trip to Los Angeles to meet with major Hollywood studios and streamers.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Continue reading … 'EXTREMELY DIFFICULT' – Trump unloads on Republican senators ahead of tariff vote.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Chipotle brings back popular Burrito Vault game ahead of National Burrito Day
Chipotle is bringing back its popular digital game, Burrito Vault, to give away more than 150,000 BOGO entrée codes ahead of National Burrito Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Deadline sat down with Yoshimura ahead of his trip to Los Angeles to meet with major Hollywood studios and streamers.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Continue reading … 'EXTREMELY DIFFICULT' – Trump unloads on Republican senators ahead of tariff vote.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Chipotle brings back popular Burrito Vault game ahead of National Burrito Day
Chipotle is bringing back its popular digital game, Burrito Vault, to give away more than 150,000 BOGO entrée codes ahead of National Burrito Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Preposition
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Freire defended his featherweight crown three times as a two-division champ before losing a July 2021 submission to A.J. McKee.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Jury selection is set to begin before U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood at 9:30 a.m. Monday.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Dansby Swanson, whom Hoyer signed to a seven-year, $177 million deal — one of the largest contracts in franchise history — prior to the 2023 season, has grown close to Hoyer in his two-plus years with the team.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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House Speaker Matthew Ritter, D-Hartford, said the Republican leadership had not spoken to him prior to Thursday about creating an inspector general’s office to investigate issues in state government.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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The Manhattan Federal Court case was brought by NBA legend Charles Oakley against the Madison Square Garden business empire over a dispute that ended with Oakley’s ejection from the Midtown arena during a 2017 Knicks game.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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In this case, Johnson is seeking to pit Luna and the Republicans who joined her against Trump, though Luna is a big public supporter of the president.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Amazon’s spring sale has everything from hiking boots to walking sneakers, like these Ecco Track shoes that are perfect for exploring trails.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2025
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The order was endorsed by organizations from Live Nation to the National Consumers League — and ticket reselling agencies, too.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Miss Letty Tifft has gone to Minneapolis to select stock and work in a wholesale millinery store for a few weeks previous to the opening of the spring season.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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With nine more seasons under his belt as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers previous to that, he's recorded a 102-103-2 overall record.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead%20of. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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