antedates

present tense third-person singular of antedate
as in precedes
to go or come before in time dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years

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precedes
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  • Naraku’s reputation precedes him.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • In a former life, this appliance may have doubled as tools used in his prior trade; however, the rapper—whose reputation for serving up hearty helpings of clever musings on the drug trade precedes him—remains intent on feeding the streets.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 June 2026
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“Antedates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedates. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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