predated; predating; predates
: to prey on (something or someone)
Animals predate other animals in nature, but that is hardly commensurate with a massive worldwide farming industry that breeds species purely for our purpose.—
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Alex McKinnonAll cats may predate but those living indoors have little opportunity to do so.—Kevin Stafford
Kevin StaffordThere are many species that predate on pigeons and doves.—Revati
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modes of transportation that predate the car
the native people who predated European settlers in America
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Wells has been working to convince the Fed to lift the $1.95 trillion asset cap imposed in 2018 for misdeeds at the bank that predated CEO Charlie Scharf’s tenure.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Perhaps surprisingly, Fort Worth has something of a hockey heritage that predates the Stars and the StarCenters.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
But his growing business fame led him to Dragon’s Den, the U.K. investment show that predated America’s Shark Tank.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Their careers, however, predate the shows as the siblings started at the WWE in 2007.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Wells has been working to convince the Fed to lift the $1.95 trillion asset cap imposed in 2018 for misdeeds at the bank that predated CEO Charlie Scharf’s tenure.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Perhaps surprisingly, Fort Worth has something of a hockey heritage that predates the Stars and the StarCenters.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
But his growing business fame led him to Dragon’s Den, the U.K. investment show that predated America’s Shark Tank.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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