as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
he had prepared the meat stocks previously so as to make things easier on the day of the big dinner
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Recent Examples of previously
Kiley has occasionally bucked GOP leadership on procedural matters and previously voted against a House rule that would have blocked consideration of tariff repeal measures.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
According to the city, if approved, Peterson would fill a seat previously held by Commissioner Joseph Mitchell, whose term ended in November 2025.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026
City officials had previously testified that the loss of three of the trees — for their cleanup and to replace them — would total almost $175,000.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Two executive chefs ago, Georgie had a distinguishable French bent under the leadership of RJ Yoakum, who previously spent years working for Thomas Keller at The French Laundry.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The site consists of a vacant 5-story office building, a vacant 10-story office building and parking areas previously part of the CVS Health corporate campus, and undeveloped land belonging to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Lively and Baldoni’s trial — previously scheduled to start next month — is currently set to begin May 18.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Momoa previously played Aquaman in Warner Bros’ DC universe across two movies directed by James Wan.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Steven Glassman, whose District 2 is home to the project, said the size and scope of the project were previously approved by the city for a developer who did not follow through.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
According to the city, if approved, Peterson would fill a seat previously held by Commissioner Joseph Mitchell, whose term ended in November 2025.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026
City officials had previously testified that the loss of three of the trees — for their cleanup and to replace them — would total almost $175,000.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Two executive chefs ago, Georgie had a distinguishable French bent under the leadership of RJ Yoakum, who previously spent years working for Thomas Keller at The French Laundry.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The site consists of a vacant 5-story office building, a vacant 10-story office building and parking areas previously part of the CVS Health corporate campus, and undeveloped land belonging to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Lively and Baldoni’s trial — previously scheduled to start next month — is currently set to begin May 18.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Momoa previously played Aquaman in Warner Bros’ DC universe across two movies directed by James Wan.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Steven Glassman, whose District 2 is home to the project, said the size and scope of the project were previously approved by the city for a developer who did not follow through.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for previously
Adverb
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Satisfied with medical procedures already in place, NASA ordered no extra checkups for the crew ahead of liftoff and no new diagnostic equipment was packed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Overwhelm, already a danger to investigators managing a complex case, isn’t helped by online conspiracy theorists and other noisemakers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That same year, Bass jumped in about eight months ahead.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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And ultimately in February, this is a big month coming ahead for us here and that’s right in front of us.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Previously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previously. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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