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go first

VERB

head

Synonyms

STRONGEST

command control direct guide lead run

STRONG

address dominate govern pioneer precede rule supervise

WEAK

be first be in charge hold sway over lead the way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon follow misguide mislead neglect obey

STRONG

serve submit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Applications go first to peer experts, who evaluate scholarly merit.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

The “courtesy” of you go first wastes an awful lot of minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

None started where most people’s minds go first: Am I safe?

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

“He can steal a base, go first to third. It certainly opens some things up for the top of the order.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

If he and Marcus go first, I can time it so they have to jump the shortest distance.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth