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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

When others approached us he always let me go first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"I feel like I did what I needed to do. Somebody's got to go first."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

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

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

Mr. Daniels asks for volunteers to go first.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt