anteriorly

as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time archaeological artifacts are all that we have of those ancient people who flourished anteriorly of the invention of writing

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early
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  • Home Depot stores will open at their regular times on July 4, according to a company spokesperson, and will close early at 8 p.m. local time.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • Douglas met the press after earlier in the day receiving a surprise award statuette from the festival.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025
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“Anteriorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteriorly. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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