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before this

ADVERB

formerly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already earlier heretofore once

STRONG

erstwhile

WEAK

a while back aforetime anciently at one time away back back back when before before now down memory lane eons ago erewhile in former times in the olden days in the past lately long ago of old of yore olden days once upon a time radically some time ago time was used to be water under the bridge

Antonyms

WEAK

currently future presently subsequently

ADVERB

heretofore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formerly previously

WEAK

before since so far until now up to this time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

currently future presently

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“So operationally, TSA’s posture softened well before this federal rescheduling rule,” Manzuri said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Meaning, every other special before this, I’ve had jokes about how I don’t want kids, and now I have a kid, and I’m talking about motherhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

There has been a desperation to win the league - which, indeed, they could well go on to do as well given Manchester City's draw at Everton 24 hours before this semi-final.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

By contrast, before this year, there were only four pure-play public quantum companies: D-Wave, Rigetti Computing, IonQ and Quantum Computing Inc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

People’s dreams bore me generally; before this one I have had only a few that I remembered longer than a few seconds after I awoke.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

before this

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