Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Exceeding and before are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exceeding" instead the word "Before" as an adverb or a preposition.
Exceeding
Exceeding adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Before and exceeding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Before" instead the word "Exceeding" as an adverb or a preposition.
Both words in one sentence
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The last words from the American submarine USS Thresher, in communication with a surface ship just before sinking, were "...exceeding test depth...".
Source: Killed Mid-Sentence -
To keep the population of the United States from exceeding forty million people, the law of the land says that before anybody new can be born, somebody must volunteer to die.
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Juan and HaideeBrave men were living before Agamemnon And since, exceeding valorous and sage, A good deal like him too, though quite the same none, But then they shone not on the poet's page And so have been forgotten.
Source: Literature / Don Juan
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Exceeding and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/exceeding
Before & Exceeding. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/exceeding>.
Exceeding or Before. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/exceeding.
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