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Recent Examples of preceded
Unlike e-bikes, or the electric scooters that preceded them, delivery robots aren’t yet causing widespread physical harm.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Bronx rapper Lil Tjay — who denies having shot Offset — was taken into custody for disorderly conduct the night of the shooting, for a fight that preceded it, TMZ reported.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
New data released last month show the city has a staff vacancy rate of nearly 20%, with over 1,000 fewer staffers now than in the 2018-19 fiscal year, which preceded the pandemic.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The public spectacle of genuine gratitude and solidarity, combined with the limited visual record of the attacks that preceded it, is already doing the groundwork for recovery.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the Second, Third and Fourth Crusades were preceded by papal letters that depicted Muslims as enemies of the faith and called on Christians to reclaim Palestine.
—Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Miguel Andujar’s double and a walk by Freddy Fermin with one out preceded Laureano’s two-out drive to the left field seats that gave the Padres the lead.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
That's – the talks preceded the June war.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
At Fury's request, his ring walk was preceded by a tribute to the late Ricky Hatton, the Manchester native and former world champion who died last year at age 46.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Bronx rapper Lil Tjay — who denies having shot Offset — was taken into custody for disorderly conduct the night of the shooting, for a fight that preceded it, TMZ reported.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
New data released last month show the city has a staff vacancy rate of nearly 20%, with over 1,000 fewer staffers now than in the 2018-19 fiscal year, which preceded the pandemic.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The public spectacle of genuine gratitude and solidarity, combined with the limited visual record of the attacks that preceded it, is already doing the groundwork for recovery.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the Second, Third and Fourth Crusades were preceded by papal letters that depicted Muslims as enemies of the faith and called on Christians to reclaim Palestine.
—Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Miguel Andujar’s double and a walk by Freddy Fermin with one out preceded Laureano’s two-out drive to the left field seats that gave the Padres the lead.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
That's – the talks preceded the June war.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
At Fury's request, his ring walk was preceded by a tribute to the late Ricky Hatton, the Manchester native and former world champion who died last year at age 46.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceded
predated
Verb
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They were not used to being predated on by another species.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gaston’s interest in horses predated his relationship with Kathrin; her predecessor as his girlfriend was a keen rider.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Preceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceded. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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