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back when
adjective as in past
adverb as in ago
adverb as in anciently
Weak matches
adverb as in formerly
Strongest matches
Strong match
adverb as in once
Strong match
adverb as in previously
Example Sentences
The 20-year-old rushed back when he heard the news, only to find his corner of north-west Altadena pitch black and members of his family frantically evacuating their home.
Remember back when Bill Clinton met briefly on an airport tarmac with then–Attorney General Loretta Lynch and it somehow represented the demise of all remaining public trust in the Justice Department?
It was nominated for best picture in 2005, back when they had five best picture nominees.
I still make salted caramel brownies the way I learned from you way back when.
As one patient told the New York Times of her doctor, "He told me to come back when I had lost 30 pounds."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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