POSTDATED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

postdated

verb

past tense of postdate

as in followed

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

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Her daughter, Jane Harnick, told the New York Times that her mother’s death followed a terminal cancer diagnosis.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Junior Leni Young followed that with a block to tie the score 14-14.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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