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advance

/ədˈvæns/ adjective C2
  1. Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
  2. Preceding. · The advance man came a month before the candidate.
  3. Forward. · The scouts found a site for an advance base.
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“—you advance twice—”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 76 · B2
“Of course,” the Mock Turtle said: “advance twice, set to partners—”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 76 · B2
Every hour and minute of her time is arranged for days in advance.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 11 · C1
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 77 · B2

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