earlier

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Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • LeBron James already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Lakers for next season, the Rockets traded for Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers saw James Harden decline his option in return for a new deal and a raise.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
  • With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 June 2025
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“Earlier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earlier. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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