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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Adverb
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President Donald Trump has already signed the GENIUS Act, which provides regulatory clarity for stablecoins, into law, while the Senate is expected to consider the other two bills over the coming months.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025 -
The city already has a curfew for people under 16 after 10 p.m. and after midnight for ages 16 to 18, meaning that youth cannot be unaccompanied in public after those hours.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund is starting to spend early against Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., with new broadcast and digital ads that were shared first with Semafor.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Two years earlier, two grandchildren of George Halas sold their shares in the team back to the family; and the team used proceeds from the sale to Ryan and McKenna to help pay down debt burdens.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Preliminarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preliminarily. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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