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earlier::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | earliest |
a fashion popular in earlier times.
his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | before |
he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier.
her parents had died four years earlier.
I mentioned that problem earlier.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with |
Examples of earlier
earlier
Reuters reported earlier that Sara Lee received a bid from Apollo, Bain and TPG.
From the dailyherald.com
He had earlier convictions and was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender.
From the stltoday.com
Borgia was stopped in its bid to repeat as Class 4 champions earlier in the day.
From the stltoday.com
Bigby, who started 11 of 13 games in 2009, had ankle surgery earlier this month.
From the thenewstribune.com
Earlier this week, the committee held a work session on campaign finance issues.
From the thenewstribune.com
Deputies knew where to find Burr because they had had earlier contacts with him.
From the thenewstribune.com
As Junie, Beth Neel returns to the role she played in an earlier Rep production.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Citizens unloaded voting material at Tali, in southern Sudan, earlier this week.
From the washingtontimes.com
Fishing is typically open until the end of April, but some rivers close earlier.
From the thenewstribune.com
- Early on: during an early stage; "early on in her career"
- Before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
- Early(a): belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
- In good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
- Very young; "at an early age"
- Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"
- Expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
- Early is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 605 at the 2000 census.
- The Early Beatles is The Beatles' sixth release on Capitol Records, and their seventh album for the American market. The album resembles more of an early compilation because all of the tracks had previously been featured on the early 1964 Vee-Jay release Introducing... The Beatles. ...
