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Recent Examples of predate
The war in Iran has exposed a gap in American preparedness that predates this conflict — and will outlast it.
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Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Of these, 181 samples predate the Neolithic period when farming began, or roughly before 10,000 years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead, Donovan goes deep into his battles with depression and his embrace of therapy to manage his mental health, issues that were already well-known and predate the stories of Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Noah Lyles and Kevin Love.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The investigation predates Kent’s departure, the four people said; one of them described it as being months-long.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Of these, 181 samples predate the Neolithic period when farming began, or roughly before 10,000 years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead, Donovan goes deep into his battles with depression and his embrace of therapy to manage his mental health, issues that were already well-known and predate the stories of Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Noah Lyles and Kevin Love.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The investigation predates Kent’s departure, the four people said; one of them described it as being months-long.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predate
precede
Verb
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The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the preceding year, 65% failed to beat their S&P 500 benchmark.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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