By now and Erstwhile

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Erstwhile and by now are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Erstwhile" instead an adverb phrase "By now".

Erstwhile adverb - At an earlier or previous time.

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By now and erstwhile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By now" instead an adverb "Erstwhile".

But by now, the evil stepmother has learned that the siblings are still alive, and, driven by hate and envy, plots to destroy their happiness...This is one of the tales retold by Erstwhile.

Source: Literature / Brother and Sister

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Erstwhile and By now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_now/erstwhile

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Erstwhile or By now. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_now/erstwhile.

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