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ear·li·est

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. earlier, earliestadverb

    (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

    "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

  2. soonest, earliestadverb

    with the least delay

    "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."

ChatGPT

  1. earliest

    Earliest refers to the thing or event happening before all others or being the first in a series, sequence, or time. It is the superlative form of 'early', used when comparing three or more situations, events, or occurrences.

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'earliest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4802

Anagrams for earliest »

  1. realties

  2. Aleister

  3. ateliers

  4. e-tailers

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of earliest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of earliest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of earliest in a Sentence

  1. Maria Carrillo:

    We believe, based on the totality of positive data from clinical trials of this treatment, that the FDA should approve. Peer-reviewed, published results show lecanemab will provide patients in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s more time to participate in daily life and live independently. It could mean many months more of recognizing their spouse, children and grandchildren.

  2. Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krue-ngam:

    I told the U.S. charge d'affaires today elections will take place at the earliest in February 2016, but if we have to have a referendum, polls could be delayed by a further three months.

  3. Gaggan Anand:

    My house was one kilometer from here, my earliest memory was when I was with my dad, holding his hand, shopping. This is what has brought me to the culture of food, where I am today.

  4. Tyler TerMeer:

    Dating all the way back to the earliest days of the HIV epidemic in our country, we saw our community abandoned by federal government in their response.

  5. Nancy Galambos:

    There’s a lot of uncertainty (for 20-somethings). But by middle age, a lot of people have worked that out and are quite satisfied through the earliest child-bearing years.

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