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Recent Examples of postdate
Crucially, because the Huayuan site postdates the Sinsk event and represents deeper parts of the ocean, the collection indicates that deep-water environments were a refuge for organisms during mass extinction.
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Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
Nora Lange on Motherhood As a Time-Travel Journey There are truths which predate and postdate us.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Plus there’s no added passenger screen, a trend that thankfully postdates this car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
So the key activities both predate and postdate the J.C.P.O.A., although Iran was technically in non-compliance the entire time for failing to declare the materials.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Ranging in age from 150 to nearly 5,000 years, varying in length from 7 to 36 feet, many canoes postdate the arrival of Europeans.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Horn had exited the public eye in 2015 following a stroke that postdated a career spent creating a multifaceted oeuvre that seethed with energy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2024
Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
Nora Lange on Motherhood As a Time-Travel Journey There are truths which predate and postdate us.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Plus there’s no added passenger screen, a trend that thankfully postdates this car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
So the key activities both predate and postdate the J.C.P.O.A., although Iran was technically in non-compliance the entire time for failing to declare the materials.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Ranging in age from 150 to nearly 5,000 years, varying in length from 7 to 36 feet, many canoes postdate the arrival of Europeans.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Horn had exited the public eye in 2015 following a stroke that postdated a career spent creating a multifaceted oeuvre that seethed with energy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postdate
Verb
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What followed was a bruising contest fought on TV screens, in courtrooms, at the Capitol and across the campaign trail.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Ahead of its match against Argentina at Arrowhead Stadium, the Desert Foxes released a cinematic hype video that follows an eagle across the United States before landing in Kansas.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Jack Dreyer replaced Hurt and ran into his own issues.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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For inventory clerks, on the other hand, computers replaced their most expert skill set—their encyclopedic knowledge of a warehouse’s physical inventory—leaving them to perform more basic tasks such as scanning items and restocking shelves.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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“Postdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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