6
precursors(noun, leads, origins, mediators, precursors)
5
ancestors(noun, precursors)
5
antecedents(noun, precursors)
5
harbingers(noun, precursors)
5
pioneers(noun, precursors)
5
predecessors(noun, precursors)
4
heralds
3
auguries
3
forebears(noun, precursors)
3
originators(noun, precursors)
3
prototypes(noun, precursors, originals)
2
forerunner
2
founders(noun, precursors)
2
messengers
2
trailblazers(noun, precursors)
1
antecessors(noun, precursors)
1
archetypes(noun, originals)
1
ascendants
1
couriers
1
criers
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