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These steps are typically preceded by multiple notices, however, giving you time to act.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
But the all-time-classic moment was a team effort, as Demary came away with preceding steal on a bad Cayden Boozer pass, while the selfless Karaban assisted on Mullins’ game-winner.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Abreu’s homer, preceded by a Willson Contreras single, was the only time back-to-back Red Sox reached base.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Graves starred at Keller High, which sits less than 25 miles away from Dickies Arena, and had nearly 200 family members and friends at Saturday's Sweet 16 showdown (Graves' younger sister, Rebekah, played for Louisville in the game against Michigan that preceded the Texas-Kentucky contest).
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 29 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
But the all-time-classic moment was a team effort, as Demary came away with preceding steal on a bad Cayden Boozer pass, while the selfless Karaban assisted on Mullins’ game-winner.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Abreu’s homer, preceded by a Willson Contreras single, was the only time back-to-back Red Sox reached base.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Graves starred at Keller High, which sits less than 25 miles away from Dickies Arena, and had nearly 200 family members and friends at Saturday's Sweet 16 showdown (Graves' younger sister, Rebekah, played for Louisville in the game against Michigan that preceded the Texas-Kentucky contest).
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
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Yet this is part of a trend that’s defined the Knicks’ first season under Brown, one that also predated Brown’s arrival as a through-line over the course of last season’s playoff run.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Malloy and Gill have developed a close bond that predates their time together in the Vikings’ middle infield.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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