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Recent Examples of antedateIn truth, however, Italy’s migration policies antedate Salvini by at least two years, and represent an ugly consensus generally if more quietly shared by many powers in the EU.—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019 His theatrically posed male nudes were antedated by George Platt Lynes’s.—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 25 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antedate
precede
Verb
Everybody can use a guy like him. McNeeley, one of Flagg’s Montverde teammates, had a solid season (14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds per game) for a UConn team that couldn’t live up to the expectations created by the back-to-back national championship teams that preceded the 2024-25 version.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Kelley Wolf's detainment was preceded by a 911 call at her house.
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