take precedence

Strongest matches

• come through
• outdo
• shine
• transcend

Strong matches

• beat
• best
• better
• cap
• eclipse
• exceed
• outrival
• outshine
• outstrip
• pass
• predominate
• surmount
• top
• wax

Weak matches

• be good
• be master of
• be proficient
• be skillful
• be talented
• go beyond
• go to town
• improve upon
• make it
• show talent

Strongest matches

• cancel out
• counterbalance
• eclipse
• exceed
• offset
• overcome
• overshadow
• prevail
• surpass

Strong matches

• balance
• compensate
• counterpoise
• countervail
• excel
• outbalance
• outrival
• outrun
• predominate
• preponderate

Weak matches

• atone for
• make up for
• set off
• tip the scales

Strongest matches

• cloud
• dim
• dominate
• dwarf
• eclipse
• outweigh

Strong matches

• adumbrate
• becloud
• bedim
• command
• darken
• excel
• govern
• haze
• obfuscate
• outshine
• overcast
• overcloud
• preponderate
• rule
• shadow
• surpass
• veil

Weak matches

• leave in the shade
• overweigh
• rise above
• steal spotlight
• tower above

Strongest matches

• anticipate
• foreshadow
• predate
• presage

Strong matches

• antecede
• antedate
• guide
• harbinger
• head
• herald
• introduce
• lead
• outrank
• pace
• pioneer
• preexist
• preface
• rank
• scout
• time
• usher

Weak matches

• be ahead of
• come first
• forerun
• go before
• go in advance
• have a head start
• head up
• in space
• light the way
• pave the way
• ring in
• run ahead

Strongest matches

• anticipate
• foreshadow
• outrank
• presage

Strong matches

• antecede
• antedate
• guide
• harbinger
• head
• herald
• introduce
• lead
• pace
• pioneer
• preexist
• preface
• rank
• scout
• time
• usher

Weak matches

• be ahead of
• come first
• forerun
• go before
• go in advance
• have a head start
• head up
• in space
• light the way
• pave the way
• ring in
• run ahead