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forerunner(noun, messenger, pioneer, predecessor, forebear)
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predecessor(noun, forerunner, pioneer, forebear, antecedent)
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harbinger(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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antecedent(noun, forebear, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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herald(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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ancestor(noun, predecessor, pioneer, forerunner, forebear)
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foregoer(noun, forerunner, forebear, pioneer, predecessor)
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prototype(noun, original, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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forebear(noun, antecedent, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor)
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originator(noun, pioneer, forerunner, predecessor, forebear)
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pioneer(noun, forerunner, predecessor, forebear, antecedent)
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original(noun, original, standard, pattern, example)
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messenger(noun, forerunner, herald, usher, vanguard)
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vanguard(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, harbinger)
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parent(noun, pioneer, forerunner, ancestor, predecessor)
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outrider(noun, forerunner, messenger, usher, vanguard)
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antecessor(noun, sign, original, indication, origin)
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usher(noun, forerunner, messenger, vanguard, harbinger)
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