as in to precede
to go or come before in time gunpowder predated the invention of the gun by several centuries

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Recent Examples of predate Nagpal’s relationship with the festival predates his appointment, having first attended as an audience member before participating in IFFLA’s Industry Days program. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 Whereas Tsakiris, a homegrown product, predated Arena’s arrival, Martinez, the team’s leading goal scorer, was one of 13 players brought in by the new coach to debut this season. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 Shadows has experience in the Middle East that far predates the current conflict. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 But the offensive struggles predate the trip. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for predate
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  • Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Modern observations rule that out, instead pointing to a picture where an early inflationary period preceded the hot Big Bang, and where even the hottest temperatures reached are significantly below the Planck scale.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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