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Recent Examples of precedes
Often a period of instability precedes the tipping point.
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Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
That three-game series precedes the Royals’ home opener at Kauffman Stadium on March 30 against the Minnesota Twins.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The tussle over rare earths precedes the current administration; China for years has built up near-total control of the minerals as part of its wider industrial policy.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Shiffrin, who earned her 101st World Cup win at last season's finals in April, was transparent about her return to the international circuit of alpine skiing this season, which precedes the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in February 2026.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The installation precedes two crucial global climate events, including the COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, and the Earthshot Prize 2025, in Rio de Janeiro.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Not the living that precedes the act of art-making, not the living that occurs during the art-making itself.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Dedication Night follows Disney Night (October 7) and precedes Wicked Night (October 21).
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Believed, that is, in something that precedes me infinitely and also—most bizarrely—loves me.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
That three-game series precedes the Royals’ home opener at Kauffman Stadium on March 30 against the Minnesota Twins.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The tussle over rare earths precedes the current administration; China for years has built up near-total control of the minerals as part of its wider industrial policy.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Shiffrin, who earned her 101st World Cup win at last season's finals in April, was transparent about her return to the international circuit of alpine skiing this season, which precedes the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in February 2026.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The installation precedes two crucial global climate events, including the COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, and the Earthshot Prize 2025, in Rio de Janeiro.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Not the living that precedes the act of art-making, not the living that occurs during the art-making itself.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Dedication Night follows Disney Night (October 7) and precedes Wicked Night (October 21).
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Believed, that is, in something that precedes me infinitely and also—most bizarrely—loves me.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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