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
The rapper could be seen dragging Cassie down the hotel hallway in surveillance footage that was shown to the jury and previously released to the public in 2024.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
Analysts have previously expressed concern that US stocks of the interceptors have been depleted by the Iran conflict as well as by last year’s 12-day war between Israel and Iran, and noted that manufacturing more takes time.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Democrats previously led a shutdown of DHS for agency reforms after federal officials fatally shot two American citizens in Minneapolis earlier in 2026.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The driver of the Ford died in the crash and was previously identified as 57-year-old Colfax resident Michael Fiscus.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
For Auger-Aliassime, who has climbed back up the tennis mountain after previously reaching its heights as a young player, the loss was particularly hard to take.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Hiatt previously served as chief operating officer of California Naturals and prior to that held multiple leadership roles at Glossier.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
But cost is a factor — a new motorcoach previously cost roughly $650,000, and the industry is now dealing with the impact of 10% tariffs.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Researchers had previously thought the key was entanglement.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
Analysts have previously expressed concern that US stocks of the interceptors have been depleted by the Iran conflict as well as by last year’s 12-day war between Israel and Iran, and noted that manufacturing more takes time.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Democrats previously led a shutdown of DHS for agency reforms after federal officials fatally shot two American citizens in Minneapolis earlier in 2026.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The driver of the Ford died in the crash and was previously identified as 57-year-old Colfax resident Michael Fiscus.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
For Auger-Aliassime, who has climbed back up the tennis mountain after previously reaching its heights as a young player, the loss was particularly hard to take.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Hiatt previously served as chief operating officer of California Naturals and prior to that held multiple leadership roles at Glossier.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
But cost is a factor — a new motorcoach previously cost roughly $650,000, and the industry is now dealing with the impact of 10% tariffs.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Researchers had previously thought the key was entanglement.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for previously
Adverb
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Trump has effectively imposed a fuel blockade on the island by threatening tariffs on countries supplying it with fuel, igniting seemingly endless power outages and delivering new blows to the island's already ailing economy.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Industry groups warned that capping emissions too much and too quickly would push refineries out of the state and drive up already soaring energy costs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Together, the Democratic candidates account for nearly 56% of the vote so far, a sign of the difficult reelection path ahead for the incumbent.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The Knicks erased a fourteen-point Spurs lead in the third quarter and then surged ahead in the fourth, led once again by the New Yorker cover star Jalen Brunson, who added to his legend with a flurry of clutch jumpers in the final minutes.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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“Previously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previously. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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