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Recent Examples of predated
The halls all predated the 1874 refounding of Hertford College.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Creating that 1973 album, which predated their time in Fleetwood Mac, brought them closer together as romantic partners.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The juror said the post predated her selection to the panel.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Yellowstone even predated the 2019 re-merging of CBS and Viacom, which formed the company that in 2022 was rebranded as Paramount Global.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Multiple employees also told the attorneys that their difficult relationships with Youngquist predated his time on the school board and extended back to his time working for the district as a principal or in another capacity.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
In a case that predated the Israel-Hamas war, the court said Israel abused its position as an occupying power and called on it to cease new settlement activity, evacuate settlers and make reparations for the damage caused.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The department's chief human capital officer, Rachel Borra, said that the plans had predated the shutdown.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Some experts cited previous waves of political violence, such as a spate of assassinations in the late 1960s, which predated online platforms.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Creating that 1973 album, which predated their time in Fleetwood Mac, brought them closer together as romantic partners.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The juror said the post predated her selection to the panel.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Yellowstone even predated the 2019 re-merging of CBS and Viacom, which formed the company that in 2022 was rebranded as Paramount Global.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Multiple employees also told the attorneys that their difficult relationships with Youngquist predated his time on the school board and extended back to his time working for the district as a principal or in another capacity.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
In a case that predated the Israel-Hamas war, the court said Israel abused its position as an occupying power and called on it to cease new settlement activity, evacuate settlers and make reparations for the damage caused.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The department's chief human capital officer, Rachel Borra, said that the plans had predated the shutdown.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Some experts cited previous waves of political violence, such as a spate of assassinations in the late 1960s, which predated online platforms.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predated
preceded
Verb
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The warm embrace of Trump during the trip marked a contrast to the months of tense negotiations that preceded it.—
Katherine Doyle,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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These symptoms can sometimes be preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal problems.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Predated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predated. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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