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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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If there was a decision to make or a task to do, I wanted to see what happened when I let AI go first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Frankly, if Streeting had wanted to go first, he'd probably have made a move already.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

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

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

I can tell Ben, like me, doesn’t want to go first.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes