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Recent Examples of precedes
In the exhibit that precedes the sub tour, Bigelow, who is in her seventies and wore a down jacket, pointed to an old wooden school desk.
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Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The annual Tournament of Roses Parade precedes kickoff, featuring elaborate floats decorated entirely with flowers, seeds, and natural materials.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
The underground ceremony precedes his public inauguration and a massive block party in the afternoon.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Such is the legend of DeWitt, whose formidability precedes her.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Analysts note that such positioning typically precedes system integration checks or launch testing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
The reportage-style section, loosely referencing gushing interviews of the sort seen in Zoolander and featuring Marc Jacobs and Char Defrancesco, precedes the denouement, a fashion show with models wearing full looks from Marc Jacobs’s spring 2025 collection.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
While Rob Reiner's home in Brentwood, California, will forever be linked to the grisly murders of the iconic filmmaker and his wife, Michele, the house has a storied history that precedes the crimes committed inside.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Often a period of instability precedes the tipping point.
—Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The annual Tournament of Roses Parade precedes kickoff, featuring elaborate floats decorated entirely with flowers, seeds, and natural materials.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
The underground ceremony precedes his public inauguration and a massive block party in the afternoon.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Such is the legend of DeWitt, whose formidability precedes her.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Analysts note that such positioning typically precedes system integration checks or launch testing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
The reportage-style section, loosely referencing gushing interviews of the sort seen in Zoolander and featuring Marc Jacobs and Char Defrancesco, precedes the denouement, a fashion show with models wearing full looks from Marc Jacobs’s spring 2025 collection.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
While Rob Reiner's home in Brentwood, California, will forever be linked to the grisly murders of the iconic filmmaker and his wife, Michele, the house has a storied history that precedes the crimes committed inside.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Often a period of instability precedes the tipping point.
—Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precedes
predates
Verb
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Any person with a passing understanding of New York City subway culture knows that riding outside the train predates social media.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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His third-generation family business predates Venezuela’s socialist governments.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Precedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedes. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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