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Recent Examples of predate
The property, patented as a mining claim in the middle of the 19th century, predates the creation of the national forest, a spit of private land ringed by public woods northeast of Idaho City.
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
His 2017 book Why Buddhism Is True describes his engagement with Buddhism as a long personal journey predating the book itself, rooted in his earlier work on evolutionary psychology.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
What looks like fondness at the household level is, at the biological level, the expression of a social architecture that predates dogs entirely.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Pardo and Mann’s re-examination revealed that these were young megalichthyids, early finned tetrapodomorphs that predated emobolomeres by 20 to 30 million years.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
His 2017 book Why Buddhism Is True describes his engagement with Buddhism as a long personal journey predating the book itself, rooted in his earlier work on evolutionary psychology.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
What looks like fondness at the household level is, at the biological level, the expression of a social architecture that predates dogs entirely.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Pardo and Mann’s re-examination revealed that these were young megalichthyids, early finned tetrapodomorphs that predated emobolomeres by 20 to 30 million years.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predate
precede
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The decision was preceded by several decades of fervent debate and disagreement among practitioners; detractors argued that adding the disorder was reckless, if not mercenary.
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The temporary layoffs were preceded by permanent layoffs involving another 1,200 workers at GM’s Factory Zero in October 2025.
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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