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
Looking ahead, success for importers and roasters may depend on diversifying origins, adjusting sourcing strategies, and using real-time data to stay ahead of shifting market pressures.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Below, five performances of Bargatze’s to watch (or revisit) ahead of the 2025 Emmy Awards.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
She was promoted to repertory player ahead of Season 46.
—Peter White, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker are also out ahead of Season 51.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Below, five performances of Bargatze’s to watch (or revisit) ahead of the 2025 Emmy Awards.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
She was promoted to repertory player ahead of Season 46.
—Peter White, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker are also out ahead of Season 51.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead of
Preposition
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The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Months before at the same campus, a 100-person brawl had led to the cancelation of an event featuring another Turning Point USA speaker.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Ellison held second place prior to earnings release Ellison’s rise comes a day after Forbes released its list of the world’s richest people.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The digital deluxe edition advanced access for the game is also available at midnight, 48 hours prior to the release of the main game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Robinson made his first appearance in court on Tuesday where prosecutors announced murder charges against him.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The expansion team has lost each of its last five games against the Lynx, and most recently suffered one of their worst losses of the season in Game 1 on Sunday in a 29-point defeat.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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In addition to higher rates and fewer terms, Rocket also charges closing costs, which Third Federal does not.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 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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