postdates

Definition of postdatesnext
present tense third-person singular of postdate
as in follows
to come after in time the inscription at the base actually postdates the statue itself by a number of years

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Verb
  • The latter post was criticized by Ben Stiller for using footage from his 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, which follows a group of actors who are unwittingly dropped into a Southeast Asian war zone.
    Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This development follows the delivery of the lead handling system’s primary components and the establishment of the plant’s structural foundation.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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  • The neutrino laser adapts this idea but replaces photons with neutrinos.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The room replaces the former cinema room.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
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  • Shannon and Chastain do their own singing in the show, which succeeds in humanizing these two troubled music legends.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Boasting 37 miles of pure electric power, the NX450h+ certainly succeeds for consumers looking to float around town.
    Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Postdates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdates. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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