3
preexist(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
3
preface(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
accelerate(verb, cause, occur)
2
anachronize(verb, cause, occur, anachronism)
2
anticipation
2
be ahead of(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
be early(delay, forestall)
2
come first(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate)
2
go in advance(verb, expression, idiom, lead, head)
2
guide(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
have a head start(expression, idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
head up(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate)
2
in space(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate)
2
light the way(expression, idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
outrank(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
2
pave the way(verb, expression, idiom, lead, head)
2
precedence
2
ring in(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate)
2
run ahead(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate)
2
scout(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage)
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