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Recent Examples of precedes
Control precedes strategy, and strategy precedes dominance.
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Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The private report precedes the results from the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office autopsy of Good’s body.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
As the Hornets prepare to meet Cleveland on Wednesday at Spectrum Center, which precedes their outing in Florida against the Orlando Magic on Thursday, their coach indicated LaMelo Ball is fully on board with their strategy.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
Friday’s runway show precedes the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, for which Ralph Lauren is outfitting Team USA.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Ares is also the presenting sponsor of the annual Pickleball Slam ProAm, an invitation-only gathering of pickleball players, celebrities and sponsors, which precedes the primetime broadcast.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The trip to Arizona precedes Opening Day in San Francisco on March 25.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Director Ava DuVernay, who was on hand to present the film awards, noted the tense political climate surrounding the event, which precedes this weekend's Golden Globe Awards.
—Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
This articulation doesn’t happen, however, without the internal and external obstruction that precedes it.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The private report precedes the results from the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office autopsy of Good’s body.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
As the Hornets prepare to meet Cleveland on Wednesday at Spectrum Center, which precedes their outing in Florida against the Orlando Magic on Thursday, their coach indicated LaMelo Ball is fully on board with their strategy.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
Friday’s runway show precedes the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, for which Ralph Lauren is outfitting Team USA.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Ares is also the presenting sponsor of the annual Pickleball Slam ProAm, an invitation-only gathering of pickleball players, celebrities and sponsors, which precedes the primetime broadcast.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The trip to Arizona precedes Opening Day in San Francisco on March 25.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Director Ava DuVernay, who was on hand to present the film awards, noted the tense political climate surrounding the event, which precedes this weekend's Golden Globe Awards.
—Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
This articulation doesn’t happen, however, without the internal and external obstruction that precedes it.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precedes
predates
Verb
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Influencer resale predates Detoure, according to Craig.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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As the influencer-to-founder pipeline grows increasingly crowded, Gisou has managed to maintain its differentiation through a heritage story that predates social media.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Precedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedes. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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