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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  • The crackdown follows fatal crashes involving truck drivers who weren’t properly qualified, including incidents in Florida and Indiana that killed multiple people.
    Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Season 4 follows the #MomTok sisterhood as fame, competition and personal challenges collide.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • Walls replaces Wells, who was head coach at DP since 2011, compiling a 137-48 record, including a state title in 2017.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Sac State replaces Northern Illinois University, which was invited to join the Mountain West Conference.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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  • Another worry is that if AI succeeds in creating tools to do complicated tasks more cheaply, companies in industries as far flung as software and legal services and trucking logistics could see their businesses get undercut.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Whether that posture succeeds in compelling Iran back to negotiations without crossing into open conflict may depend less on numbers than on how each side calculates the cost of escalation.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Postdates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdates. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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