Earlier
Earlier adjective - (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early.
Both words in one sentence
- In fact, Nelson was so intimidated by Ushakov, he earlier got him sent to Egypt instead of having Ushakov direct the siege of Malta as the more senior admiral.
Source: The Strategist -
Said rift disappeared in Remember My Memories when Aoi defeated her senior Ayaka Kurusugawa who had defeated Sakashita earlier on in the tourney with one roundhouse kick to the head.
Source: Visual Novel / To Heart - Earlier that same episode, she and her cohorts at Millennium betrayed and murdered a dozen aging former senior officers when they got angry at The Major for refusing to turn them into vampires.
Source: Hypocrite / Anime and Manga
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Senior and Earlier. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/senior
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Senior or Earlier. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/senior.
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