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Recent Examples of precedesAnd at the end of the day, the finance – the P&L, the public ledger – precedes the economics.—
Stephanie Walton,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2026 That precedes two campaign rallies the president is headlining next week for the Republican National Committee in the ruby red states of Oklahoma and Alabama.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2026 Your reputation for being an unpredictable and do-it-all weirdo precedes you.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2026 The receiver known as ISM was a contributor for the Panthers in 2023 and is a confident returner with achievement that precedes him.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Sep. 2026 This reading tells you the stock has had a meaningful move without becoming extended in the way that precedes sharp corrections.—
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2026 Green still has an agent (Topher Grace), but her reputation precedes her and thus precludes offers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2026 The station, however, plans to feature Heat pregame inserts during breaks during the game show that precedes the game broadcast.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Sep. 2026 The busy off-season precedes Kelce's 14th NFL season, where the the tight end, who was drafted by the Chiefs as the 63rd overall pick in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, will look to add to his already impressive career.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precedes
predates
Verb
The launch actually predates the Canadian Space Agency, itself, which formed in March 1989.
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Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2026
The category went viral on TikTok, though the underlying physiology predates the trend.