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formerly(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
15
before(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
12
at one time(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, late)
12
erstwhile(adjective, adverb, time, last, original)
12
sometime(expression, adjective, adverb, time, moment)
11
heretofore(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
11
long ago(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, time)
11
already(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
10
late(adjective, adverb, last, original, dead)
9
former(noun, adjective, adverb, order, time)
9
quondam(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
8
old(adjective, adverb, last, late, past)
7
in the past(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
5
bygone(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
5
time was(expression, adjective, adverb, late, old)
4
back(adjective, adverb, late, past)
4
previous(adjective, adverb, last, late, old)
4
some time ago(expression, idiom, adverb, late)
3
ages ago(expression, adjective, adverb, late, old)
3
ancient(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
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