as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
when we got back to the house, the movers had already left
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Recent Examples of already
Data centers are already under fire for their high power consumption, largely met by burning fossil fuels.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Catcher Iván Herrera of the Cardinals is already 5-for-6 as a hitter challenging pitches while catchers Salvador Perez (Royals) and Will Smith (Dodgers) have both won 13 challenges from behind the plate.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The leap is just the first time the outside world catches up to what’s already been built.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Truthfully, the ant was already out of the bag, because the trailer that Marvel debuted at CinemaCon on Thursday included a shot of Scott/Ant-Man kissing his daughter on the head.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Catcher Iván Herrera of the Cardinals is already 5-for-6 as a hitter challenging pitches while catchers Salvador Perez (Royals) and Will Smith (Dodgers) have both won 13 challenges from behind the plate.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The leap is just the first time the outside world catches up to what’s already been built.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Truthfully, the ant was already out of the bag, because the trailer that Marvel debuted at CinemaCon on Thursday included a shot of Scott/Ant-Man kissing his daughter on the head.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for already
Adverb
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Pereira connected for a solo home run in the eighth inning Wednesday, putting the Sox briefly ahead 3-2.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In a letter to commissioners on Wednesday afternoon, Babby set the stakes for the workshop and the weeks ahead.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Kenya has previously fined Belgian teenagers who were found in possession of queen ants, which are used as delicacies and kept as pets in Europe and Asia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Authorities previously told local media that he was not suspected of wrongdoing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Those injuries compounded a rotation that was already without Justin Steele, who is recovering from elbow surgery last season and is expected back early in the summer, and depth option Jordan Wicks, who is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Iowa on Saturday.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Jacob had left for a hunting trip earlier that afternoon.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Where is the family unit that existed before?—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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About 55% of them voted for him in the 2024 election, many in swing states such as Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that had sided with Joe Biden — a Catholic — four years before.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Already.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/already. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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