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
The Pistons had already beaten the Knicks by 31 and 37 points in the first two meetings this season — results that linger louder than the 0-2 mark in the standings.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
These investment-worthy layers rarely see discounts this steep—and the most popular sizes and colors are already starting to disappear.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
With the initial legal challenge already decided and the new bill still pending in the legislature, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has no reason to revisit the mask ban.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
These investment-worthy layers rarely see discounts this steep—and the most popular sizes and colors are already starting to disappear.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
With the initial legal challenge already decided and the new bill still pending in the legislature, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has no reason to revisit the mask ban.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for already
Adverb
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Outside Washington, the classical music industry suffers the usual ups and downs, shocks and bumps, with layoffs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and a reduced season ahead.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Clippers went ahead by four on free throws from Mathurin and Jones, but Murray drove for a dunk and hit a three before drawing the foul by Jones on a last-ditch attempt from beyond the arc.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Player leadership – 72 major and minor league members of the executive board – voted unanimously on Wednesday to make Meyer, previously the deputy director and lead labor negotiator, the interim executive director.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Gene Roebuck fouled out early in the fourth quarter but still scored 19 points.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit earlier this month following the Bondi attack sparked protests at major Australian cities, including clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators with the police outside Sydney Town Hall.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, the country experienced 27 separate billion-dollar disasters, totaling roughly $183 billion, up from nearly $93 billion the year before.—
Yoca Arditi-Rocha,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Another problem is that neural networks excel at reproducing complicated patterns in their training data, but climate predictions deal with events no one has seen before.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Already.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/already. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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