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What was your history with Eddie Murphy and his work prior to The Pickup?
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The footprint previously housed the city’s red-light district and prior to groundbreaking in April of 2025 was parking lots.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, an unidentified man can be heard yelling racial slurs while being beaten in the street, with some claiming the male victim slapped the perpetrator prior to the fight breaking out.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Think of the loss and suffering that would have been avoided if Japan, which was given opportunities to surrender prior to U.S. nuclear bombs being dropped, had done so.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The footprint previously housed the city’s red-light district and prior to groundbreaking in April of 2025 was parking lots.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, an unidentified man can be heard yelling racial slurs while being beaten in the street, with some claiming the male victim slapped the perpetrator prior to the fight breaking out.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Think of the loss and suffering that would have been avoided if Japan, which was given opportunities to surrender prior to U.S. nuclear bombs being dropped, had done so.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prior to
Preposition
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Title Race Tightens Losing him now is a tough blow for the Astros, who seemed to be heading for their fifth straight American League West title before a recent tailspin – coupled with a Seattle surge – turned the divisional race into a toss-up.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Wilson did allow a pressure early before settling down.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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Scott Cooper had offered me a movie previous to Deliver Me from Nowhere.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Researchers tested this process, known as photothermal catalysis, in the laboratory using a simulant based on samples of lunar regolith returned to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission (the lunar samples are far too previous to destroy in such experiments, which is why a simulant is used instead).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
Preposition
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State law previously blocked direct to consumer sales from automakers, but in late 2024, Tesla found a caveat to the law and was able to obtain a dealer license, bringing the potential for sales closer to reality.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Sun King’s constantly evolving tap list, its Carmel location also offers food from La Margarita and Queenie’s Pizza.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Prior to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prior%20to. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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