Earlier
Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Thereon
Both words in one sentence
- While the reprise came up much earlier in the series, it's particularly more poignant in the context of this scene and sets a much bleaker tone from thereon in (which, for Madoka Magica, is saying something).
Source: Dark Reprise - Catchphrase: "I'm Chevy Chase and you're not," or some variation thereon, like "I still am, and you're still not." Earlier in his career, he would wear T-shirts bearing the phrase "Yes, It's My Real Name".
Source: Creator / Chevy Chase
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Thereon and Earlier. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/thereon
Earlier & Thereon. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/thereon>.
Thereon or Earlier. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/earlier/thereon.
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