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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antedates
precedes
Verb
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Feeling, Pollan convincingly argues, actually precedes computation as a necessary condition of consciousness.—
Charles Finch,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026 -
The incident was part of the traditional Catalan festival Carnestoltes, which occurs yearly before Lent, the 40-day period that precedes Easter.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Antedates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedates. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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