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Adjective in the lead has 1 sense

• in the lead(s = adj.all) ahead, leading - having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

Adverbial in the lead has 1 sense

• in the lead(r = adv.all) ahead, out front - leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"

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Precession

N precession, leading, heading, precedence, priority, the lead, le pas, van, precursor, leading, precedent, in advance, before, ahead, in the van, in the lead, foremost, headmost, in front, at the head, out in front, way out in front, far ahead, seniores priores, ahead of his time.

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