as in preceding
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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New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade.—
Sam Sodomsky,
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Carmen testified that in the months preceding Eric's death, Kouri asked her to get pain medication for a client, which Carmen did.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Anteceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteceding. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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