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before

Definition for before

preposition as in earlier than

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He glanced at people who gathered Monday on the Syrian side of the river, taking off their shoes and rolling up their pant legs before dipping their feet into the water.

He’s been on a much-needed holiday with his family before returning home to Lisbon.

According to the two county officials, emergency management staffers said they were not told to issue an evacuation order until shortly before the 3:30 a.m. alert went out.

She also admitted to witnessing a friend overdose and almost die from fentanyl before selling the fatal pill.

In the years before the fires, Altadena home prices soared, which boosted existing homeowners’ wealth but also priced out many people who grew up here.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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