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Schulz called the town home for four decades prior to his death in 2000 at age 77.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
On Friday night, Gant will lead the annual hauler parade prior to the NASCAR weekend at the Charlotte road course.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The same phenomenon hit the city-state of Singapore, where the book trade has distinctly declined despite enjoying a boom prior to 2019.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
As Sieler said prior to the first Bills game, the chemistry needs to improve.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
On Friday night, Gant will lead the annual hauler parade prior to the NASCAR weekend at the Charlotte road course.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The same phenomenon hit the city-state of Singapore, where the book trade has distinctly declined despite enjoying a boom prior to 2019.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
As Sieler said prior to the first Bills game, the chemistry needs to improve.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prior to
Preposition
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Wait 30 minutes after the last lightning or thunder before going back outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 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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After Swift’s engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce went public in August, local establishments such as Pursuit Spirits and Ten20 Craft Brewery congratulated the famous couple with cheeky Instagram posts.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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