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.—
Jenny Diski
Jenny DiskiAre high-profile men that sexually predate women finally starting to lose immunity?—Alex McKinnon
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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Mac Engel
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Additionally, China continues to prioritize boosting domestic consumption—a central theme that predated the tariff disputes.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Of his friendship with the bodybuilder-actor-politician, DeVito noted that their bond predated their 1988 comedy about an unlikely pair of brothers.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 May 2025
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Few college bars feature food, and what is offered can only be cooked through a fryer full of grease that predates the Siege of Vicksburg.
—Mac Engel
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Additionally, China continues to prioritize boosting domestic consumption—a central theme that predated the tariff disputes.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Of his friendship with the bodybuilder-actor-politician, DeVito noted that their bond predated their 1988 comedy about an unlikely pair of brothers.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 May 2025
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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