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Synonyms: Adjective
arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, sovereign (also sovran), supreme
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of prior in a Sentence
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Do you have a prior history of back problems? The job requires prior experience in advertising. The defendant had a prior record of convictions. I'm sorry, but we have a prior commitment and can't come tonight. We have a prior claim to the estate.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There's a lot of research on 'motivated reasoning' including my work that finds people apply less scrutiny to information that affirms their priors and more scrutiny to information that contradicts them. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Trump's lies are getting bolder and the press is stuck in the middle," 25 July 2019 What emerges most powerfully here is the refusal of this proud steed of technocratic managerialism to engage with new circumstances, even as many in his own liberal camp reevaluate their priors. — Aaron Timms, The New Republic, "The Sameness of Cass Sunstein," 20 June 2019 There is nothing about Kavanaugh’s judicial philosophy or ideological priors that Flake finds objectionable. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Brett Kavanaugh is Jeff Flake’s most important test," 3 Oct. 2018 Stevens also didn’t have a driver’s license and was found to have two DUI priors in Missouri. — Fox News, "Drunk driver says he only drank when his car wasn't moving," 10 July 2018 Plenty of people learn more only to better serve their priors. — David Roberts, Vox, "My advice for aspiring explainer journalists," 9 Dec. 2018 Stevens also didn’t have a driver’s license and was found to have two DUI priors in Missouri. — Fox News, "Drunk driver says he only drank when his car wasn't moving," 10 July 2018 Stevens also didn’t have a driver’s license and was found to have two DUI priors in Missouri. — Fox News, "Drunk driver says he only drank when his car wasn't moving," 11 July 2018 The chief justice also does have legitimate philosophical priors about respecting precedent and issuing the narrowest possible opinions. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "John Roberts is the Supreme Court’s new swing vote. Is he going to overturn Roe v. Wade?," 9 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Coal mining 100% FDI under automatic route (i.e. without prior approval from the government or the central bank) has been cleared for coal and lignite mining. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "Who gains from India’s new foreign investment norms?," 29 Aug. 2019 Visitation half hour prior beginning at 1:30PM with reception following the service in the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum. — sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 8/20," 20 Aug. 2019 The pivot to deficits To actually believe that Obama-era Republican leaders cared about the federal budget deficit required one to ignore those exact same leaders’ prior conduct during George W. Bush’s administration. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Thursday’s budget deal proves once again Republicans never cared about the deficit," 1 Aug. 2019 The Game of Thrones prequel is moving full speed ahead — and prior backlash from fans isn’t slowing it down. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "HBO Exec Says Backlash to Game of Thrones’ Final Season Has Not Affected Production on Prequel," 24 July 2019 Amaya-Rivera had a prior driving under the influence conviction related to an arrest in 2012. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Defendant in fatal East Bay DUI pleads no contest to murder, avoids trial," 16 July 2019 San Francisco tacked on two more runs in the sixth, courtesy of a homer off the bat of Evan Longoria, surrendered by Corbin Burnes, who had allowed a Posey single in the prior at-bat. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Giants 10, Brewers 7 (10 innings): The opening act leaves a lot to be desired," 12 July 2019 Hilco helped the company close outlets as part of its prior bankruptcy, court papers show. — Jeremy Hill, chicagotribune.com, "Fashion accessory retailer Charming Charlie to close all stores, including 14 in Illinois," 11 July 2019 Of the 15 or so separated children now at shelters in Chicago, most have a parent with a prior or pending criminal charge, Heartland officials said. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, "Immigrant Children Sent to Chicago Shelters Are Traumatized and Sick, in Some Instances Wit