Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antecessors
Noun
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The many new elements are deeper and much more exciting than their predecessors.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026 -
Marrero’s travel appears to exceed similar trips taken by his predecessors.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
Noun
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In her book Fresh Banana Leaves, Indigenous scientist and scholar Jessica Hernandez meditates on the meaning of the banana plant within the ecologies of her ancestors across what is now Mexico and El Salvador.—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
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Crocodilian ancestors have persisted through mass extinctions, dramatic climate shifts and ecological upheavals that have eradicated countless other lineages.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Opponents hope to negotiate a compromise that grandfathers in existing applicants.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
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Homer is named after both of his grandfathers—Homer Gere and James Lowell—while his third name comes from Gere’s Buddhist background.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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Our economic systems are not serving the people who live here, whose forefathers established this new republic, and our grandparents actualized the peak of its success.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Moritz Grossmann was one of the forefathers of German watchmaking in Glashütte.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its story of five girls — all navigating preteenagerdom under the stewardship of their tragically well-meaning white dads — stands firmly on its own legs, even staring down some of its progenitors.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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To get to the bottom of things, though, the team behind the new research examined the host galaxies and environments of LFBOTs to try to pin down what the progenitors of these explosive events could really be.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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When Stanley Tucci isn’t busy making hit movies like The Devil Wears Prada 2, he can often be found in Italy, the land of his forebears.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 May 2026
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The scene recalled the gruesome rampages of the RSF’s forebears, the janjaweed militias who terrorized Sudan’s Darfur region a generation ago.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The black-and-white soirée showcased striking runway moments as seniors, wearing gorgeous white dresses, walked arm-in-arm with their fathers in a moving father-daughter presentation.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Both mothers and fathers would be eligible.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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Turns out, our grandmothers were right to carry it around in their purses.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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For my daughter’s graduation at the University of Georgia, both of her grandmothers were able to attend.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Antecessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecessors. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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