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lead(rank, head, anticipate, surpass)
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precede(lead, head, anticipate, stand)
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antecede(lead, head, anticipate, stand)
4
go before(expression, lead, head, anticipate)
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head up(expression, lead, head, anticipate)
3
outrank(lead, head, anticipate, stand)
3
rank(lead, have, head, anticipate)
3
triumph(top, head, succeed, win)
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usher in(expression, foreshow, antecede, preexist)
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antedate(lead, head, anticipate, presage)
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be ahead of(lead, head, anticipate, foreshow)
2
forerun(lead, head, anticipate, stand)
2
go ahead
2
go in advance(expression, idiom, lead, head)
2
harbinger(lead, head, anticipate, foreshow)
2
head(top, lead, anticipate, presage)
2
herald(lead, head, anticipate, foreshow)
2
in space(expression, lead, head, anticipate)
2
introduce(lead, head, anticipate, foreshow)
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pave the way(expression, idiom, lead, head)
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