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Recent Examples of precedes
Today, its reputation precedes it and the place remains packed night-after-night.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The event immediately precedes the Ryan Baseball Classic on July 25, when hundreds of Ryans are expected to gather in downtown Minneapolis for a pregame celebration, an on-field parade at Target Field and a Minnesota Twins game against the Athletics.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Good leadership, like my CMO, develops a reputation that precedes them and attracts talent.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Sky is wasting no time in adding the series to its offer, running the first three episodes launching tomorrow (May 22) ahead the Carb Day practice on May 23, which precedes the 110th Indy 500 race.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Found in the MacKenzie Mountains in Canada, the new fossils provide a rare window into the Ediacaran, a geological period that precedes the Cambrian explosion of biological diversity.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
His 1939 recognition as America’s first limnologist precedes by two years his 1941 canonization as an important American writer.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The late stage of the investment cycle refers to the highly speculative period in which amateur buyers bid up securities, quietly offloaded by institutional investors, that precedes a downturn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The event immediately precedes the Ryan Baseball Classic on July 25, when hundreds of Ryans are expected to gather in downtown Minneapolis for a pregame celebration, an on-field parade at Target Field and a Minnesota Twins game against the Athletics.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Good leadership, like my CMO, develops a reputation that precedes them and attracts talent.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Sky is wasting no time in adding the series to its offer, running the first three episodes launching tomorrow (May 22) ahead the Carb Day practice on May 23, which precedes the 110th Indy 500 race.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Found in the MacKenzie Mountains in Canada, the new fossils provide a rare window into the Ediacaran, a geological period that precedes the Cambrian explosion of biological diversity.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
His 1939 recognition as America’s first limnologist precedes by two years his 1941 canonization as an important American writer.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The late stage of the investment cycle refers to the highly speculative period in which amateur buyers bid up securities, quietly offloaded by institutional investors, that precedes a downturn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precedes
predates
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This prehistoric megalithic monument predates the first Egyptian pyramid.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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But both the working paper and the new Fed research point out that the age gap in hiring predates the mass diffusion of AI tools.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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“Precedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedes. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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