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Though the islands never feel overrun, Bocas Town feels busier and rates at island resorts are higher, especially around holidays like Christmas and Semana Santa, the week preceding Easter.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
Trump was preceded on stage by Dorothy Bush Koch, the late first lady's daughter, though former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush did not appear.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
On the day of his passing, moments of silence preceded play from Citi Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, to Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the temporary soccer venue of Spanish soccer giant Barcelona.
—Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
That is why any state support for Chicago’s regional transit must be preceded with governance reform and restructuring.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
Trump was preceded on stage by Dorothy Bush Koch, the late first lady's daughter, though former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush did not appear.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
On the day of his passing, moments of silence preceded play from Citi Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, to Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the temporary soccer venue of Spanish soccer giant Barcelona.
—Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
That is why any state support for Chicago’s regional transit must be preceded with governance reform and restructuring.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
Verb
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The war between the Wolves and Scars predates the conflict between Abby and Ellie.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Both these notions predate the end of the Cold War.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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