1
as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
call ahead for reservations
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as in early
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Recent Examples of ahead
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
What happens in Ohio may shape how courts, businesses and individuals across the country decide to manage their connection to AI in the years ahead.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Summers, who served as Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton between 1999 and 2001 and as director of the White House’s National Economic Council for President Barack Obama between 2009 and 2010, laid out two scenarios ahead for mortgage rates.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Love Is Blind Season 9 spoilers ahead.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Tesla has a difficult road ahead, and investors know that.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
What happens in Ohio may shape how courts, businesses and individuals across the country decide to manage their connection to AI in the years ahead.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Summers, who served as Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton between 1999 and 2001 and as director of the White House’s National Economic Council for President Barack Obama between 2009 and 2010, laid out two scenarios ahead for mortgage rates.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Love Is Blind Season 9 spoilers ahead.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead
Adverb
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Fans will just have to be patient to see if anything moves forward.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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And ultimately, this open-mindedness to Inuit knowledge moved the science forward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Evolito itself traces its roots to YASA’s early axial flux technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Brodie, whowas found guilty of violating American sanctions on Cuba in the early 2000s, was denied pardon by former President Joe Biden in 2023.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The league has dealt with gambling scandals before.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Villa had known Elliott was available in the months before, yet the price caused hesitation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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From the 2000s onward, Yamada ventured into new territory with period films such as The Twilight Samurai (2002), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars; and The Hidden Blade (2004), which played in competition at Berlin International Film Festival.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Aouli says this generational shift away full-bodied, rich, and higher-alcohol wines has been most noticeable in the past 12 to 18 months—and the softening in demand for Bordeaux is most noticeable with vintages from 2010 onwards.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This isn’t to justify those prior murders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, organic sales in the Asia-Pacific region fell 10 percent, versus a 19 percent decline in the prior quarter, aided by improving trends in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But if the thought of freezing cold isolation and bunk pods sounds more like punishment than adventure, Mongolia’s Gobi already offers glimpses of the otherworldly in a far more comfortable setting.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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From the ongoing government shutdown to a national redistricting fight dropped on Indiana's proverbial doorstep and a 2026 statewide race already heating up, it's been anything but.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Captain Dominik Szoboszlai has been instrumental in midfield, driving attacks and creating chances for forwards Roland Sallai and Barnabas Varga.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Alan Shearer and Dennis Bergkamp, two of the most prominent Premier League forwards of the time, stood down from international duty after that tournament.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Representatives for Bardot did not respond to PEOPLE's previous request for a comment on the actress's condition.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scholtes rejected a second-degree murder plea deal in March 2025 that would have resulted in a sentence of 10 to 25 years, according to previous reporting by The Arizona Republic.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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