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Recent Examples of preceded
The new album follows the same surprise announcement and quick-drop model as its predecessor, via an Instagram post (although the first one was preceded by billboards in Iceland, Atlanta and Los Angeles depicting an image of Bieber accompanied by the title).
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Or as any successful investor will confirm, all the best investments are preceded by the greatest amounts of worry.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The decision to absorb all of UKSA into DSIT is seen as a consequence of that review and has been preceded by transfers of key staff from UKSA to the space department within DSIT.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
After all, many situations on the road are preceded by an acoustic signal.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
The Nixon administration successfully cited its authority under the 1917 Trading With Enemy Act, which preceded and supplied some of the legal language later used in IEEPA.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
The Nixon administration successfully cited its authority under the 1917 Trading With Enemy Act, which preceded and supplied some of the legal language used in IEEPA.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Burguan, however, expressed concern about potential warning signs that may have preceded the attack.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
One mentioned some intelligence that had just been received in which it was mentioned that Hamas was removing the protective fabric from some of its rocket launch pits, a step that preceded a rocket attack.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Or as any successful investor will confirm, all the best investments are preceded by the greatest amounts of worry.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The decision to absorb all of UKSA into DSIT is seen as a consequence of that review and has been preceded by transfers of key staff from UKSA to the space department within DSIT.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
After all, many situations on the road are preceded by an acoustic signal.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
The Nixon administration successfully cited its authority under the 1917 Trading With Enemy Act, which preceded and supplied some of the legal language later used in IEEPA.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
The Nixon administration successfully cited its authority under the 1917 Trading With Enemy Act, which preceded and supplied some of the legal language used in IEEPA.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Burguan, however, expressed concern about potential warning signs that may have preceded the attack.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
One mentioned some intelligence that had just been received in which it was mentioned that Hamas was removing the protective fabric from some of its rocket launch pits, a step that preceded a rocket attack.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceded
predated
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The Pro Pickleball Medal Tracker has now been updated with these results; check out this link online for a complete pro medal history for all tours and all pro events dating to the beginnings of all the major pro tours, plus pro events that predated 2020.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One target should be the parameters and constraints of the outdated Missile Technology Control Regime, which was designed to control missile technology proliferation and predated the drone world of today.—
GARY ROUGHEAD,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Preceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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