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Former and back when are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Former" instead an adjective phrase "Back when".

Former adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

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Back when and former are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back when" instead an adjective "Former".

Nearby Word: formerly

Justified in this case since the Witches legitimately fear and have distrust of humans (the former being because of the Big Bad's curse and the latter being because some humans took advantage of Witches back when the curse wasn't around).

Source: Anime / Ojamajo Doremi
To be fair, they had previously met, back when Julie was part of Excelsior, a team of former teen superheroes who'd been hired to force the Runaways out of business.

Source: Token Minority Couple
Similarly, Howard Johnson's (back when it was both a motel and restaurant chain) was known for the unique designs of its Motor Lodges and restaurants: the former had massive A-frames, and the latter had a modernistic streamline design with porcelain roofs.

Source: Follow The Leader / Other

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