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before all else

ADVERB

especially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chiefly exclusively notably principally specially specifically

STRONG

peculiarly

WEAK

abnormally above all conspicuously curiously eminently expressly extraordinarily in particular in specie mainly markedly oddly outstandingly preeminently primarily remarkably signally singularly strangely strikingly supremely unaccountably uncommonly uncustomarily uniquely unusually wonderfully

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broadly

WEAK

commonly generally normally ordinarily unexceptionally usually

ADVERB

first

Synonyms

STRONGEST

initially originally

WEAK

ahead at the outset beforehand in the first place to begin with to start with

Antonyms

WEAK

finally last

Example Sentences

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I think there’s a resurgence of framing service by putting public good or community outcomes before all else.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

When people spend on technology, they generally buy gadgets before all else.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

These lyrics, sung throughout Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s imperishable 1979 musical, are heeded assiduously by director Kent Nicholson in a solid South Coast Repertory revival that puts the twistedly macabre story before all else.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2019

Most movies and TV shows place plot before all else, allowing shallow, distracted viewing.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2015

He knew what it was like: the terrible, agonizing pain which was there all the while but could not be suffered yet, because before all else it was necessary to be able to breathe.

From "1984" by George Orwell

before all else

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