1‘he was formerly the head of a large comprehensive school’
SYNONYMS
previously, earlier, earlier on, before, until now, until then, hitherto, née, once, as was, once upon a time, at one time, at an earlier time, in the past, in days gone by, back in the day, in years gone by, in times gone by, in bygone days, in times past, in former times, in earlier times, time was when
back, ago
formal heretofore
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