Earlier than
Since and earlier than are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Since" with "Earlier than", this terms are similar.
Since
Since adverb - Earlier than the present time.
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Synonyms for Since
Earlier than and since are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Earlier than" with "Since", this terms are similar.
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- Some people just like to disregard everything that's happened in the Batman comics since Grant Morrison's "Batman & Son", or even earlier than that, since Infinite Crisis.
Source: Dis Continuity / Comic Books - However, since the third game suffers from yet another case of Alternate Universe, it is possible that a similar assault rifle was developed by someone else 2 years earlier than in our universe.
Source: A.K.A.-47 - This makes Tessa something of a sort of Unlucky Childhood Friend (although she didn't know him since childhood - just much earlier than Kaname did).
Source: First Girl Wins
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