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  • 1take precedence — index beat (defeat), override, surpass, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2take precedence over — TAKE PRIORITY OVER, outweigh, prevail over, come before. → precedence * * * take precedence over ● precede …

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  • 3take precedence over — index outweigh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4take precedence over — the children s needs take precedence over all the other concerns Syn: take priority over, outweigh, prevail over, come before …

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  • 5take rank of — To take precedence over • • • Main Entry: ↑rank …

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  • 6Precedence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Precedence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 precedence precedence Sgm: N 1 coming before coming before &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 the lead the lead le pas Sgm: N 1 superiority superiority &c. 33 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 7precedence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ historical VERB + PRECEDENCE ▪ have, take ▪ give sb/sth ▪ You should give your schoolwork precedence …

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  • 8precedence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coming before Nouns 1. precedence, coming before; superiority, importance, preference; priority, preexistence; antecedence, precedency, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, pecking order. 2.… …

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  • 9precedence — prec|e|dence [ presıdəns ] noun uncount a more important position or status than something or someone else, or the right to a more important position or status: Disputes over precedence were inevitable. have/take precedence: Safety should take… …

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  • 10precedence — UK [ˈpresɪdəns] / US noun [uncountable] a) a more important position or status than something or someone else, or the right to a more important position or status Quarrels over precedence were inevitable. have/take precedence: Safety should take… …

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