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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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“Previously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previously. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.

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