Head start
Head start noun - The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race).
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Return and head start are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a noun phrase "Head start".
Return
Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Head start and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Head start" instead a noun "Return".
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During the return to Earth they're even specifically using a dangerous double Hyper Speed to make up for the head start the Imperial Master has on them.
Source: Series / Star Fleet -
Return of the Jedi had an extended "outrun the fireball" scene as Wedge and Lando's crew blew up the Death Star core and had to escape the resulting blast; Wedge at least had plenty of a head start.
Source: Outrun the Fireball - In The Return of the Great Brain, the boys play a more formal game called Outlaw and Posse, in which the outlaw is given a head start and the posse has two hours to track him down.
Source: Cowboys and Indians
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Return and Head start. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/head_start/return
Head start & Return. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/head_start/return>.
Return or Head start. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/head_start/return.
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