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Recent Examples of precededThe stretch isn’t concerning to Murton, who noted Aidan Miller’s early slump last year that preceded an excellent season.—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
The Porsche 550 and René Bonnet (later Matra) Djet predated it, and the design had been used in racing cars for some time.
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James Morris,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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.
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Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 May 2026