Extant
Extant adjective - Having being at the present time.
Once
Once adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry
Both words in one sentence
- Also extant in Sunday strips is the ridiculously long build-up to an Incredibly Lame Pun, followed by Rat (and once, Goat) complaining to the author, usually in person.
Source: If It Was Funny the First Time - Oblivious to all the extant romantic Character Development, she reintroduces entire layers of confusion, angst, guilt, and other soap opera staples to the once clean equation.
Source: Convenient Coma
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