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earlier(adverb, late, now, then)
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heretofore(adverb, late, now, earlier)
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formerly(adverb, earlier, then, before)
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aforetime(adverb, earlier, then, before)
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precendently(adverb, earlier, before, ahead)
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up to now(expression, earlier, then, before)
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afore(adverb, earlier, before, ahead)
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antecedently(adverb, earlier, then, ahead)
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anteriorly(adverb, earlier, before, ahead)
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before present(expression, adverb, earlier, ahead)
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gone(adverb, earlier, ahead, previously)
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gone by(expression, adverb, earlier, ahead)
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in advance(expression, adverb, earlier, then)
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in days of yore(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
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in front(expression, adverb, earlier, ahead)
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in old days(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
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APASmart Define. (2015). in the past thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, in the past thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "in the past thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms>