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Del Rio is preceded in death by her son Phillip, who died of cancer in 2009.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Del Rio was preceded in death by her son Phillip C. DeMars, who died in 2009 at 23.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Kenya’s deteriorating economy — youth unemployment stands at 67% — has turned the country into a tinderbox: Yesterday’s protests were preceded by violent demonstrations against the killing of a blogger while in police custody, leaving many seeking answers.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
Leavitt's comments up the ante in the Trump administration's defense of the military strikes which preceded a ceasefire between Iran and Israel following 12 days of hostilities.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Del Rio was preceded in death by her son Phillip C. DeMars, who died in 2009 at 23.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Kenya’s deteriorating economy — youth unemployment stands at 67% — has turned the country into a tinderbox: Yesterday’s protests were preceded by violent demonstrations against the killing of a blogger while in police custody, leaving many seeking answers.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
Leavitt's comments up the ante in the Trump administration's defense of the military strikes which preceded a ceasefire between Iran and Israel following 12 days of hostilities.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
Verb
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Much of Justin Bieber’s musical output predates the introduction of Billboard’s global charts, which arrived in 2020.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But most of these trends — the AI boom, the semiconductor reshoring, the cloud computing infrastructure — are long-term structural shifts that predate Trump and will continue regardless of who is in office.—
Madison Czopek,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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