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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One target should be the parameters and constraints of the outdated Missile Technology Control Regime, which was designed to control missile technology proliferation and predated the drone world of today.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One target should be the parameters and constraints of the outdated Missile Technology Control Regime, which was designed to control missile technology proliferation and predated the drone world of today.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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The new album follows the same surprise announcement and quick-drop model as its predecessor, via an Instagram post (although the first one was preceded by billboards in Iceland, Atlanta and Los Angeles depicting an image of Bieber accompanied by the title).—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Or as any successful investor will confirm, all the best investments are preceded by the greatest amounts of worry.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Predated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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