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of yore(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
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olden days(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
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once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
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some time ago(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
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time was(expression, adverb, late, earlier, then)
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used to be(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
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water under the bridge(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
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anciently(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
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lately(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
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radically(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
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APASmart Define. (2015). in the past thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "in the past thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, in the past thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "in the past thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/in_the_past/thesaurus/synonyms>