Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Headlong
Headlong adverb - With excessive or careless speed.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This Is Gonna Suck: What most students probably think before running headlong into the day's adventure.
Source: Roleplay / Academy Of Merlin -
Watch an episode, any episode; he's running headlong towards the Monster of the Week (or a filler fight scene) before the first ad break.
Source: Jumped at the Call -
Before he leaps headlong into the Moral Event Horizon by massacring the Quorum of Twelve, Tom Zarek seems to be the Only Sane Man among the upper political leadership.
Source: Strawman Has a Point
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Headlong and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/headlong
Before & Headlong. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/headlong>.
Headlong or Before. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/headlong.
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