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Following a previous battle that occurred off screen in the events predating the main story, Luthor acquired the Kryptonian strongman's DNA.
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EW.com, 14 July 2025
Now that the fog of war is lifting, upbeat forecasts that predated Liberation Day are back, meaning stocks could put up big numbers again—as if the tariff shock from a few months ago was all just a bad dream.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2025
If obesity rates keep dropping into 2026 and beyond, MAHA's policy agenda could be positioned to claim credit for a trend largely driven by pharmaceutical breakthroughs that predate it.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
According to the team’s analysis, this ancient comet could be more than 7.5 billion years old, predating our Sun by over two billion years and making it the oldest celestial wanderer humanity has ever glimpsed.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
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EW.com, 14 July 2025
Now that the fog of war is lifting, upbeat forecasts that predated Liberation Day are back, meaning stocks could put up big numbers again—as if the tariff shock from a few months ago was all just a bad dream.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2025
If obesity rates keep dropping into 2026 and beyond, MAHA's policy agenda could be positioned to claim credit for a trend largely driven by pharmaceutical breakthroughs that predate it.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
According to the team’s analysis, this ancient comet could be more than 7.5 billion years old, predating our Sun by over two billion years and making it the oldest celestial wanderer humanity has ever glimpsed.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predate
precede
Verb
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Similar moves have preceded bullish activity in the past.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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She was preceded in death by her son, who died in 1994.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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