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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Adverb
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Earlier, a pair of Harry Kane goals — his ninth and 10th at World Cups — had twice put England ahead, only for some sloppy defending and smart attacking play to give Croatia a route back.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026 -
Colson Montgomery also homered and made a key defensive play in the seventh before Chicago went ahead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Friday night’s game marked a triumphant return for starting pitcher Seth Lugo, who nine days earlier took a comebacker off his forehead against the Texas Rangers.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Minutes earlier, Freeman had been lying in the grass after colliding with an Australian player.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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“Anteriorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteriorly. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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