Forerun

Forerun \Fore*run"\, v. t.
   1. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something
      following).
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   2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to
      introduce as a harbinger; to announce.
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            These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.
                                                  --Shak.
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38 Moby Thesaurus words for "forerun":
      announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early,
      blaze the trail, break the trail, come before, foreglimpse,
      foresee, foreshow, forestall, foretaste, get ahead of, give notice,
      go before, go off half-cocked, guide, harbinger, herald, introduce,
      jump the gun, lead, notify, pace, pioneer, preannounce, precede,
      precurse, predate, preexist, preindicate, presage, proclaim,
      run before, usher in, win the start