as in to follow
to come after in time the inscription at the base actually postdates the statue itself by a number of years

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Recent Examples of postdate 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 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 Imagine an English literature course that included no books written after 1600; a philosophy syllabus designed on the assumption that all philosophers after David Hume were second-rate; an archaeology professor who refused to teach anything postdating the Lower Paleolithic. Peter Thonemann, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024 Legislative leaders endorsed the reform and plan to vote next month to postdate the new rate to Jan. 1. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023 Though different in form, these two venerable objects share visual features, not only with each other but with images that long preceded and postdated them. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 Many of the choices predate his career, and very few of the tracks that postdate the ’60s seem directly influenced by his work. Wesley Stace, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
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  • After going down 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Lindor hit the first of the trio of third-inning homers, with Nimmo and Soto following suit to put the Mets back on top, 4-3.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
  • Safety Tips for Marinating Meat To keep marinated meat safe and prevent foodborne illness, follow these safety guidelines: Always refrigerate: Store marinating meat in the refrigerator.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
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  • Before the referee had even dropped the whistle from his mouth, Erling Haaland galloped onto the pitch with a coach clearly tasked with readying him to replace Omar Marmoush at the break.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • René Lacoste, for example, is credited as the inventor of the short-sleeved piqué polo, which came to replace the traditional tennis whites among more serious players.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

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“Postdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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