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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antedated
preceded
Verb
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The warning at the entrance was preceded by a towering statue of Pazuzu, a Mesopotamian demon-god that surfaces in Gorillaz videos and art at times.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The cause of the engine failure that preceded the crash is under investigation.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Antedated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedated. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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