33 entries under lead topic. ×

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precede(verb, show, declare, head)
8
antedate(verb, cause, head, anticipate)
8
herald(verb, declare, head, say)
8
introduce(verb, head, anticipate, foreshow)
8
presage(verb, give, show, declare)
7
antecede(verb, head, anticipate, stand)
7
anticipate(verb, head, presage, herald)
5
foreshadow(verb, give, show, head)
5
go before(verb, expression, phrasal verb, head)
5
harbinger(verb, show, declare, head)
5
pioneer(verb, head, anticipate, presage)
5
predate(verb, head, anticipate, accelerate)
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preexist(verb, head, anticipate, foreshow)
3
head up(verb, expression, head, anticipate)
3
pace(verb, head, anticipate, accelerate)
2
be ahead of(verb, head, anticipate, foreshow)
2
come first(expression, head, anticipate, stand)
2
go in advance(expression, idiom, head, anticipate)
2
guide(verb, head, anticipate, presage)
2
have a head start(expression, idiom, head, anticipate)
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