208 entries under verb topic. ×

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innovate(make, start, create, initiate)
6
precede(control, rule, lead, manage)
5
head(adjective, control, rule, lead)
5
develop
5
herald(noun, lead, guide, head)
5
invent(make, determine, start, see)
5
spearhead(start, lead, informal, invent)
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forerun(lead, head, anticipate, presage)
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lead the way(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
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open(start, leave, establish, create)
4
take the lead(expression, idiom, invent)
3
actuate
3
antecede(lead, head, anticipate, presage)
3
antedate(lead, head, anticipate, presage)
3
blaze the trail(expression, idiom)
3
break the ice(expression, idiom, make, open)
3
commence(open, start, leave, establish)
3
front(noun, adjective, head, beginning)
3
go before(expression, lead, head, anticipate)
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head up(expression, lead, head, anticipate)
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