4
unparalleled(adjective, bad, tough, top, perfect)
4
unsurpassed(adjective, bad, tough, top, perfect)
4
world-class(adjective, great, important, outstanding, popular)
3
advance(adjective, time, first, forward, ahead)
3
begin with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, mainly)
3
big(adjective, significant, vital, main, principal)
3
big-league(adjective, lead, head, master, boss)
3
boss(adjective, bad, tough, top, lead)
3
distinguished(adjective, great, important, outstanding, grand)
3
earliest(adverb, top, beginning, opening, original)
3
excellent(adjective, time, great, fine, superior)
3
famed(adjective, great, important, famous, outstanding)
3
first-rate(adjective, bad, tough, top, excellent)
3
first off(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, before)
3
heavy(adjective, order, important, outstanding, eminent)
3
hegemonic(adjective, lead, head, master, boss)
3
illustrious(adjective, great, solid, powerful, famous)
3
in the foreground(expression, idiom, adverb, lead, advanced)
3
in the lead(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, advanced)
3
initiative(beginning, opening, original, first, primary)
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