Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Even now
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Even now, they would cheerfully leap out a window before admitting they're actually coming to Sweets for therapy, rather than profiling and the like.
Source: Series / Bones -
They were once the dominant species on the planet and much more technologically advanced than we are even now, until we massacred most of them and destroyed their technology, but not before using one of their devices against them to lower their intelligence to that of beasts.
Source: Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Yeti -
Even now, some Eldar Craftworlds occasionally perform lightning raids on poorly-defended worlds, grabbing needed supplies and slipping away like ghosts before Imperial reinforcements arrive.
Source: Planet Looters
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Even now and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/even_now
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Even now or Before. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/even_now.
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