as in priority
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first
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Recent Examples of precedence
Geralt's new face can fade happily into the background as the two women take further precedence in the story.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
This was a sensible decision at the time, whether for reasons of NHL precedence, respect for the Thrashers organization, or inclusion of Thrashers fans who followed Atlanta to Winnipeg.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Sasse said there were 22 examples of incorrect citations to legal precedence.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
For Capone, this high precedence of pinworm was incredibly surprising, given that the samples were over 1,000 years old and the DNA would have been highly degraded over such a long period of time.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
This was a sensible decision at the time, whether for reasons of NHL precedence, respect for the Thrashers organization, or inclusion of Thrashers fans who followed Atlanta to Winnipeg.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Sasse said there were 22 examples of incorrect citations to legal precedence.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
For Capone, this high precedence of pinworm was incredibly surprising, given that the samples were over 1,000 years old and the DNA would have been highly degraded over such a long period of time.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precedence
priority
Noun
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He was closely tracked by the Anfield club this summer, but Florian Wirtz emerged as their priority.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Binder said restoring trust and stability would be his top priority in San Mateo County.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Precedence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedence. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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