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Recent Examples of predated
In an interview, Perfito, 29, argued that the speed running trend predated the dare post and rejected the legal threat from Scientology.
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Their relationship predated Cristina and Owen.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Most Immortals in attendance predated the 1980s.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Influenced In its early days, reality TV turned socialites like Paris Hilton and figures from tabloid culture like Kim Kardashian into influencers who predated the term.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Development The American model of journalistic objectivity is a fairly recent development, predated by the partisan press and interspersed with various reactionary movements, such as new journalism (1960–1970s) and public journalism (1990s).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The story was tidy and thrilling — a 300-million-year-old eight-armed creature that predated dinosaurs.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
However, the unofficial use of the chief predated his official selection.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
They were not used to being predated on by another species.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Their relationship predated Cristina and Owen.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Most Immortals in attendance predated the 1980s.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Influenced In its early days, reality TV turned socialites like Paris Hilton and figures from tabloid culture like Kim Kardashian into influencers who predated the term.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Development The American model of journalistic objectivity is a fairly recent development, predated by the partisan press and interspersed with various reactionary movements, such as new journalism (1960–1970s) and public journalism (1990s).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The story was tidy and thrilling — a 300-million-year-old eight-armed creature that predated dinosaurs.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
However, the unofficial use of the chief predated his official selection.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
They were not used to being predated on by another species.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predated
preceded
Verb
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Authorities did not disclose what preceded the alleged stabbing of the elder Boucher.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Though many pretend otherwise, the once revolutionary sounds of the free jazz movement have shifted into their own form of orthodoxy, just like swing, bebop, and everything that preceded it.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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“Predated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predated. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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