precociously

adverb

as in early
before the usual or expected time precociously turning gray at the age of 30, she decided to color her hair

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Recent Examples of precociously Students at the Harlem Community Art Center (HCAC)—a vibrant hub for Black creatives like Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center—included the precociously talented teenagers Robert Blackburn and Jacob Lawrence. — John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 Acutis was precociously savvy with computers before the social media era, reading college-level textbooks on programming and coding as a youngster. — Jessie Wardarski, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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early
Adverb
  • Season 2 released earlier this week and consists of nine episodes and picks up following the events of the first season.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • The event hit its 25,000 capacity earlier in the day, a first and last for the free festival.
    — Zuri Primos July 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Definition of early

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“Precociously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precociously. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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