2
directing
2
elapsed
2
ex-(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
2
exploratory
2
forward
2
initiatory
2
once(adjective, adverb, late, old, past)
2
onetime(previous, former, deceased)
2
pioneering
2
precedency
2
precession
2
preference
2
prelusive
2
prior to(verb, phrasal verb)
2
proemial
2
propaedeutic
2
recent(adjective, new, fresh, late, old)
2
senior(higher, upper, abovementioned, oldest)
1
advanced
1
advancing
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