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come first(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
4
take precedence(verb, idiom, lead, head)
3
go before(lead, head, anticipate, stand)
3
go beyond(verb, idiom, beat, dominate)
3
go in advance(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
3
head up(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
have a head start(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
in space(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
kick off(foreshow, antecede, preexist)
2
lead off(foreshow, antecede, preexist)
2
light the way(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
pave the way(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
play first fiddle(idiom, superiority)
2
ring in(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
run ahead(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
usher in(foreshow, antecede, preexist)
1
be superior(verb, idiom, superiority)
1
go ahead of
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go one better(verb, idiom, beat, dominate)
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head the table
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