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Recent Examples of precede
Yet the Utah pilot and the broader national debate reveal a deeper governance gap that precedes questions of licensure or competency testing.
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Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Naraku’s reputation precedes him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The number of new shares SpaceX issues Cursor owners will be based on their average end-of-day price in the seven days that precede the closing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026
But her exit had actually been preceded by that of her jewels, which were smuggled out of the country in 1917 by a friend.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 June 2026
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Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Naraku’s reputation precedes him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The number of new shares SpaceX issues Cursor owners will be based on their average end-of-day price in the seven days that precede the closing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026
But her exit had actually been preceded by that of her jewels, which were smuggled out of the country in 1917 by a friend.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
Verb
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Older than the Blue Ridge Parkway The Little Parkway predates the Blue Ridge Parkway by decades, Southern Living reports.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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The governing standard predates this technology by years.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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