as in to precede
to go or come before in time the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelites claimed to base their principles and practices on the Italian art that anteceded Raphael and other masters of the High Renaissance

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precede
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  • 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.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Kelley Wolf's detainment was preceded by a 911 call at her house.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 June 2025
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“Antecede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecede. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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