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outrider(forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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antecessor(sign, original, indication, origin)
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forbear(antecedent, pioneer, forerunner, ancestor)
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presager(forerunner, person, show, foresight)
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primogenitor(antecedent, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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precedent(original, pattern, example, sample)
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daddy(pioneer, forerunner, predecessor, forebear)
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angel(forerunner, messenger, usher, pioneer)
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grandaddy(pioneer, forerunner, predecessor, forebear)
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great grandparent(expression, antecedent, pioneer, forerunner)
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forefather(ancestor, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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usher(forerunner, messenger, vanguard, harbinger)
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something that precedes another(expression, antecedent, pioneer, forerunner)
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leader(person, attendant, escort)
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sign(mark, light, indication, evidence)
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master(original, epitome, prototype, paradigm)
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scout(person, watch, spy, lookout)
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arch-father(antecedent, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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arch father(expression, antecedent, pioneer, forerunner)
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explorer(watch, guard, spy, lookout)
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