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Recent Examples of precede
Court records show a trail of threats preceded Tiffany Woods’ death.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The level of severity of these storms will be determined by how the atmosphere recovers after preceding rain moving through Saturday morning, but enough energy could build up by late Saturday afternoon for some severe storms to develop over the area.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
While the comedy series is not set to return for Season 6 until 2027, the network revealed Wednesday that the spring premiere will be preceded two one-hour specials for Halloween and Christmas.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Grant Petersen tied the game in the fourth on a 2-out triple that preceded an RBI single by Eli Dugan.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The level of severity of these storms will be determined by how the atmosphere recovers after preceding rain moving through Saturday morning, but enough energy could build up by late Saturday afternoon for some severe storms to develop over the area.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
While the comedy series is not set to return for Season 6 until 2027, the network revealed Wednesday that the spring premiere will be preceded two one-hour specials for Halloween and Christmas.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Grant Petersen tied the game in the fourth on a 2-out triple that preceded an RBI single by Eli Dugan.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
Verb
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However, the unofficial use of the chief predated his official selection.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Standing for the first time free of coffles on his feet, a man holds his broken chain aloft in a gesture that predates the Black Power fist that would become popular a century after this sculpture was hewn from rock.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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