as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
the sick children were examined preliminarily by the nurse to determine if they had a rash
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Relevance
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Adverb
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Complete sets of the toys are already being hawked on eBay, starting at about $50.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
14 May 2025 -
Rather than devising a new name for the service, executives decided that the best name for the new outlet would simply be the one the company already has.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 May 2025
Adverb
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Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop through Sunday night, and winds from the weather pattern will shift eastward early in the week.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Wes Anderson is talking about a surreal moment that occurs early in his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, in which the protagonist, the ruthless international tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), experiences a vision of the afterlife.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Preliminarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preliminarily. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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