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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  1. followed
  2. replaced
Verb
  • It was followed by four heat waves, which never happened before, Gobillard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With the game tied at 4, Josh Bell doubled off Victor Mederos (2-1) with one out in the seventh inning and Clemens followed with an RBI single against Dylan Lee.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of followed
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  • He was replaced before the fifth inning by righty Mason Black.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That was because the player being replaced — match-winner Will Lankshear — took more than 10 seconds to depart while applauding the supporters.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of replaced
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“Postdated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdated. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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