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Recent Examples of preceded
Pendleton was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Pendleton, who died in 2020.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Iran’s rejection of these terms contributed to a diplomatic deadlock that preceded the 12-day war with Israel and strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
His father preceded him there in the early 1960s.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
That’s preceded by an international theatrical rollout starting March 4, 2026.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Correa preceded it with a three-pitch groundout.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The latest defeat - a listless performance against Syracuse at home - was preceded by a midweek rant by Dabo Swinney With his team out of the ACC title race before the end of September, Swinney's prediction of a possible 16-0 season seems like a long time ago.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Weeks of preparation preceded the short shoot, allowing performances to emerge naturally.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Outside of the spotlight, Redford navigated his own fiercely private life as a father of four (his two sons, Scott and James, preceded him in death) and grandfather of seven along with his second wife, artist Sibylle Szaggars, on their secluded ranch in the mountains outside of Provo, Utah.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Iran’s rejection of these terms contributed to a diplomatic deadlock that preceded the 12-day war with Israel and strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
His father preceded him there in the early 1960s.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
That’s preceded by an international theatrical rollout starting March 4, 2026.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Correa preceded it with a three-pitch groundout.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The latest defeat - a listless performance against Syracuse at home - was preceded by a midweek rant by Dabo Swinney With his team out of the ACC title race before the end of September, Swinney's prediction of a possible 16-0 season seems like a long time ago.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Weeks of preparation preceded the short shoot, allowing performances to emerge naturally.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Outside of the spotlight, Redford navigated his own fiercely private life as a father of four (his two sons, Scott and James, preceded him in death) and grandfather of seven along with his second wife, artist Sibylle Szaggars, on their secluded ranch in the mountains outside of Provo, Utah.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceded
predated
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Some experts cited previous waves of political violence, such as a spate of assassinations in the late 1960s, which predated online platforms.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The theater probably predated the arrival of the Romans, but was later updated along Roman lines.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Preceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceded. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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