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Recent Examples of predated
The Pro Pickleball Medal Tracker has now been updated with these results; check out this link online for a complete pro medal history for all tours and all pro events dating to the beginnings of all the major pro tours, plus pro events that predated 2020.
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One target should be the parameters and constraints of the outdated Missile Technology Control Regime, which was designed to control missile technology proliferation and predated the drone world of today.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 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
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
Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One target should be the parameters and constraints of the outdated Missile Technology Control Regime, which was designed to control missile technology proliferation and predated the drone world of today.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predated
preceded
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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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The attacks preceded the ongoing assault on Gaza by Israel, which has killed over 64,000 Palestinians in the region.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Predated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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