as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
check your flight status antecedently to leaving home for the airport just in case there's a delay
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Adverb
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While Trump did not build a physical library or a museum after his first term, a future library has money already committed toward it and a luxury jet waiting in the wings.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2025 -
The retro futuristic games have been given TV series treatment, which Amazon has already renewed for two additional seasons.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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In her testimony earlier this month, Fine also recalled the violent night.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
30 May 2025
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Liu's findings were presented at a conference in Singapore earlier this month called ACC Asia 2025 Together.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Antecedently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecedently. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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