precede

as in to predate
to go or come before in time there are two speeches which will precede yours

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Recent Examples of precede However, as survey responses have declined over time, revisions have risen, with the BLS last year adjusting down its count for the 12-month period preceding March 2024 by 818,000. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025 According to the report, China has more than 370 naval ships and submarines, including three Type 075 amphibious assault ships that precede the Type 076. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered brief remarks preceding the former president. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025 The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent. Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for precede
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  • The song goes back to 1965, predating my first reading of the script in 1985.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
  • An Ars review suggests his research on social media platforms predates Musk's ownership of X and has probed whether certain recommendation systems potentially make platforms toxic or influence presidential campaigns.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025

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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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