Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Of old
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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As Kes is dying of old age, the Doctor tells her "I wish I'd told you this before, but better late than never — you're the finest friend I've ever had." Kes then jumps back to an earlier moment in her timeline and mentions this incident.
Source: Dying Declaration of Love -
Was Once a Man: The Neverborn were normal people before the end of old Malifaux Bad Juju was a man who learned the hard way why you don't go back on a deal with Zoraida.
Source: Tabletop Game / Malifaux -
And another in 1998, when Satella finally emerges from her stasis and learns that Azmaria had died of old age just a couple years earlier, but not before recording a video explaining what happened to everyone else.
Source: Manga / Chrono Crusade
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Of old and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/of_old
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Of old or Before. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/of_old.
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