as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
he had prepared the meat stocks previously so as to make things easier on the day of the big dinner
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previously
already
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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
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“Previously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previously. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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