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Gang has railway union and prison origins Tren de Aragua adopted its name between 2013 and 2015 but its operations predate that, according to a report by Transparency Venezuela.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The decline in both counties has come amid a sharp expansion of charter school and private school options that predated the state’s voucher system.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The aaRS enzymes appear to predate the last universal common ancestor for all life on the planet.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
There have been 220 previous attempts to break up California, according to the state library, including one that predated the state’s founding in 1850.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The decline in both counties has come amid a sharp expansion of charter school and private school options that predated the state’s voucher system.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The aaRS enzymes appear to predate the last universal common ancestor for all life on the planet.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
There have been 220 previous attempts to break up California, according to the state library, including one that predated the state’s founding in 1850.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predate
precede
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That wasn’t the only encouraging sign from Sasaki, whose final outing of this rehabilitation assignment was far more promising than any that preceded it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Momentum often precedes conviction.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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