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View definitions for heretofore

heretofore

adverb as in before this time

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Long before Taylor Swift released her first single, K-pop captivated audiences to create a new level of fandom heretofore unknown.

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All told, Knappenberger’s approach applies much-needed but heretofore scarcely presented doses of cynicism to America’s motivations for prosecuting and escalating this war.

From Salon

Stories abounded about users’ discoveries of heretofore unknown ethnic backgrounds or even discovering unknown relatives.

What I discovered instead was a freewheeling, foul-mouthed, genuinely funny studio comedy — and a heretofore untapped excitement for the fourth film in the franchise, “Mad About the Boy.”

It promises to be a heretofore unequaled imperial presidency — unitary executive theory made real, but on steroids.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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