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already

[awl-red-ee] / ɔlˈrɛd i /
ADVERB
before expected time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
before earlier once previously then
WEAK
as of now at present before now but now by now by that time by the time mentioned by then by this time even now formerly heretofore in the past just now now up to now
Antonyms
STRONGEST
later

Example Sentences

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Already, it is playing out in real time.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Already, at least one claim has been filed.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Already soaring prices for memory chips could receive a further boost after talks between Samsung management and labor representatives broke down Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Already it has rattled Gulf Arab states by hitting their airports and energy facilities throughout the war, crimping their economic lifelines and threatening their business models.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Already he could feel the deer’s strength coursing through him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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