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Recent Examples of preceded
The stretch isn’t concerning to Murton, who noted Aidan Miller’s early slump last year that preceded an excellent season.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The world premiere will be preceded by meditation in the cinema.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
That’s the case for the group Cabral and some 35,000 other youth belong to, Hakuna, which started in the early 2010s in a Madrid parish when a group of college students set up a weekly hour of Eucharistic adoration, preceded by a short lecture and followed by a meetup at a local bar.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Susana Córdova, who preceded Marrero, spent less than $5,000 on travel as her tenure overlapped with the pandemic.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Continue reading … PARKING LOT FURY — ‘No one’s going home today' threat preceded fatal shooting at Minnesota warehouse.
—FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Schill had been preceded by Morton Shapiro, who led the university from 2009 to 2022.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
He was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Negri, and sister, Eleanor Barneck.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
He was preceded in death by his father, Billy, who died in 2021.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The world premiere will be preceded by meditation in the cinema.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
That’s the case for the group Cabral and some 35,000 other youth belong to, Hakuna, which started in the early 2010s in a Madrid parish when a group of college students set up a weekly hour of Eucharistic adoration, preceded by a short lecture and followed by a meetup at a local bar.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Susana Córdova, who preceded Marrero, spent less than $5,000 on travel as her tenure overlapped with the pandemic.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Continue reading … PARKING LOT FURY — ‘No one’s going home today' threat preceded fatal shooting at Minnesota warehouse.
—FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Schill had been preceded by Morton Shapiro, who led the university from 2009 to 2022.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
He was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Negri, and sister, Eleanor Barneck.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
He was preceded in death by his father, Billy, who died in 2021.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceded
predated
Verb
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The Porsche 550 and René Bonnet (later Matra) Djet predated it, and the design had been used in racing cars for some time.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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In a statement, MGB said the Brigham’s work on hospice enrollment in 2022 wasn’t a mortality initiative, and was just good care that predated the quality efforts.—
Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 May 2026
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“Preceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceded. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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