ANTERIORLY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

anteriorly

adverb

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time archaeological artifacts are all that we have of those ancient people who flourished anteriorly of the invention of writing

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Relevance

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Burrow's 13-yard scoring pass to Tee Higgins put Cincinnati ahead to stay.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
An October 15 Datafolha survey put Lula ahead among women by 49% to 40%, while Flávio led among men by 52% to 40%.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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Six of the injured are under 18 years old and the youngest is 11 years old, Chief Lawrence Revell of the Tallahassee Police Department said at a press conference early Sunday morning.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Brandon Miller, he of the $209 million contract extension earlier this week, started very cold and never stopped.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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