antedates

Definition of antedatesnext
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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  • There are 10 teams that are locked into specific seeds in the Eastern and Western Conferences, there are 10 other teams that know their seasons will end Sunday and 10 more still have some level of uncertainty going into the final day of the six-month grind that precedes the NBA postseason.
    Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The expansion along the Bowery was OMA’s first major public commission in the city, and the firm’s reputation precedes it.
    Sukjong Hong, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Antedates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedates. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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