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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predate
precede
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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
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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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