as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
when we got back to the house, the movers had already left
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Recent Examples of already
The cost of living in small, remote places already is high.
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Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
But if solid-state batteries are so great, why are they not already being used?
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
Everybody should look at the impact that that makes on top of the tariffs that are already imposed on goods that are made in the United States of America.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025
That, along with Nicole Kidman and that horrendous Coke ad, feels like cruel and unusual punishment for those who have already inflicted it upon themselves.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
But if solid-state batteries are so great, why are they not already being used?
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
Everybody should look at the impact that that makes on top of the tariffs that are already imposed on goods that are made in the United States of America.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025
That, along with Nicole Kidman and that horrendous Coke ad, feels like cruel and unusual punishment for those who have already inflicted it upon themselves.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for already
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“Already.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/already. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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