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 previously
Police previously said that a preliminary investigation indicated that a 16-year-old boy was driving a Jeep Wrangler while pulling the two girls on a sled.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jessi Ebben, who previously ran for the western 3rd Congressional District, Ashland attorney Paul Wassgren and former Marathon County GOP chair Kevin Hermening are the other Republicans in the contest.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump previously floated a 10% tariff on European countries that opposed his bid to acquire Greenland before backing down.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Such stretches have previously been eliminated by the NBA, with the exception of extenuating circumstances like these.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Most of the group met in the city’s indie scene a decade ago, forming a casual, larger collective of musicians and friends who’d record at a studio in the now-defunct Mammal Gallery, previously located in south downtown before moving to the West End.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Williams previously discussed the Heimlich maneuver's Happy Days connection in an interview with the Jeff Dwoskin's Classic Conversations podcast in 2022.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The third season has been teased previously but today is the first official confirmation.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
There have previously been several outbreaks of Nipah virus across Asia.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jessi Ebben, who previously ran for the western 3rd Congressional District, Ashland attorney Paul Wassgren and former Marathon County GOP chair Kevin Hermening are the other Republicans in the contest.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump previously floated a 10% tariff on European countries that opposed his bid to acquire Greenland before backing down.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Such stretches have previously been eliminated by the NBA, with the exception of extenuating circumstances like these.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Most of the group met in the city’s indie scene a decade ago, forming a casual, larger collective of musicians and friends who’d record at a studio in the now-defunct Mammal Gallery, previously located in south downtown before moving to the West End.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Williams previously discussed the Heimlich maneuver's Happy Days connection in an interview with the Jeff Dwoskin's Classic Conversations podcast in 2022.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The third season has been teased previously but today is the first official confirmation.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
There have previously been several outbreaks of Nipah virus across Asia.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for previously
Adverb
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Many were either already public or heavily blacked out.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Bell has already ordered another season, as fans in China, Russia and around the world binge Season 1.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That could change in quarters ahead due to skyrocketing memory prices.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Well up for the fight in front of their boisterous fans at the Estadio da Luz, however, Benfica went ahead 3-1 before half time and secured a heroic 4-2 win, plus qualification to the knockout phase playoff on goal difference, thanks to goalkeeper Anatoli Trubin’s 98th minute header.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Previously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previously. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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