Synonyms for in the first place
in the first place

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1. in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originallyadverb

   before now

   "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, primitively, originally, before, sooner, to begin with, earlier, primarily

2. primarily, in the first placeadverb

   of primary import

   "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, primarily, originally, mainly, to begin with, in the main, earlier, chiefly, principally

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1. Egbert Klop:

   Without the fast and extensive logistical support of the U.S. military, there couldn’t have been an operation like this in the first place.

2. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   Capturing these killers and returning them to state custody remains our top priority, however, it's critically important to examine the circumstances that enabled these inmates to escape in the first place.

3. Peter Schweizer:

   Tony Rodham has no background in Haiti and he has no background in mining, why on earth is he on the board and in this position to profit from VCS's mining gold exploitation permit in the first place?

4. Adam Mosseri:

   I actually think search in general on platforms like ours gets way too much attention because it is not something people do that often. It is more important that people get good information when they come to the app in the first place.

5. Herrera Beutler:

   When push comes to shove, I'm gon na stand with the Constitution, which is why I actually I'm at peace with it, because that's what I said I'd do in the first place.