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Recent Examples of postdate
Crucially, because the Huayuan site postdates the Sinsk event and represents deeper parts of the ocean, the collection indicates that deep-water environments were a refuge for organisms during mass extinction.
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Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
Nora Lange on Motherhood As a Time-Travel Journey There are truths which predate and postdate us.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Plus there’s no added passenger screen, a trend that thankfully postdates this car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
So the key activities both predate and postdate the J.C.P.O.A., although Iran was technically in non-compliance the entire time for failing to declare the materials.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Ranging in age from 150 to nearly 5,000 years, varying in length from 7 to 36 feet, many canoes postdate the arrival of Europeans.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Horn had exited the public eye in 2015 following a stroke that postdated a career spent creating a multifaceted oeuvre that seethed with energy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2024
Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
Nora Lange on Motherhood As a Time-Travel Journey There are truths which predate and postdate us.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Plus there’s no added passenger screen, a trend that thankfully postdates this car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
So the key activities both predate and postdate the J.C.P.O.A., although Iran was technically in non-compliance the entire time for failing to declare the materials.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Ranging in age from 150 to nearly 5,000 years, varying in length from 7 to 36 feet, many canoes postdate the arrival of Europeans.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Horn had exited the public eye in 2015 following a stroke that postdated a career spent creating a multifaceted oeuvre that seethed with energy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postdate
Verb
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Mancera concluded the post by once again thanking those who had supported her following Kneeland’s death.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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So much so that Novell kept Canvot around the squad in the weeks and months that followed.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The two men are looking to replace Polis, who is term-limited and will leave office early next year.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Gavin Newsom and Sacramento Democrats did exactly that with Proposition 50, stripping an independent redistricting commission of its authority and replacing it with maps drawn by the Democratic supermajority designed to gain a partisan advantage.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Postdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdate. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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