as in precedes
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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There are 10 teams that are locked into specific seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, there are 10 other teams that know their seasons will end Sunday and 10 more still have some level of uncertainty going into the final day of the six-month grind that precedes the NBA postseason.—
Tim Reynolds,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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The expansion along the Bowery was OMA’s first major public commission in the city, and the firm’s reputation precedes it.—
Sukjong Hong,
Curbed,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Antecedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecedes. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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