Above
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Above adverb – To or in a higher place. Before is a synonym for above in time topic. In some cases you can use "Before" instead the word "Above" as a preposition or an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like earlier, more than, superior to.
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Before
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Before adverb – So as to precede something in order of time. Above is a synonym for before in in preference to topic. You can use "Above" instead the word "Before" as a preposition or an adverb or an adjective.
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- Hunter: *a short time after the above, after Sparx explains the situation* We have to rescue him before it's too late!
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The first time he taps into its chakra, his Battle Aura briefly forms an enormous demonic fox head above him before subsiding.
Source: Animal Battle Aura - The second time happens right before the event spoilered in the above paragraph, because Imca tries to settle the score with Selvaria before the latter can flee to The Empire.
Source: Disc One Final Dungeon
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Before and Above. (2016). Retrieved 2021, January 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/before
Above & Before. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jan. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/before>.
Before or Above. 2016. Accessed January 27, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/before.
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