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Recent Examples of predated
Pelley also pressed Bilton on the recent firings of former executive producer Tanya Simon and fellow correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, decisions that Bilton said predated him.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 2 June 2026
But midterm elections are typically a referendum on the party in power − not the leaders who predated them.
—Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The Porsche 550 and René Bonnet (later Matra) Djet predated it, and the design had been used in racing cars for some time.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
In a statement, MGB said the Brigham’s work on hospice enrollment in 2022 wasn’t a mortality initiative, and was just good care that predated the quality efforts.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Economists at the New York Fed published their own analysis the same day, concluding that overall AI exposure shows little link to declining job postings—and the drop in postings for high-exposure roles actually predated ChatGPT entirely.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
While its original structure predated Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem on land captured from Jordan in 1967, Abu Diab later added rooms to accommodate his growing family.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
In an interview, Perfito, 29, argued that the speed running trend predated the dare post and rejected the legal threat from Scientology.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 2 June 2026
But midterm elections are typically a referendum on the party in power − not the leaders who predated them.
—Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The Porsche 550 and René Bonnet (later Matra) Djet predated it, and the design had been used in racing cars for some time.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
In a statement, MGB said the Brigham’s work on hospice enrollment in 2022 wasn’t a mortality initiative, and was just good care that predated the quality efforts.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Economists at the New York Fed published their own analysis the same day, concluding that overall AI exposure shows little link to declining job postings—and the drop in postings for high-exposure roles actually predated ChatGPT entirely.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
While its original structure predated Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem on land captured from Jordan in 1967, Abu Diab later added rooms to accommodate his growing family.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
In an interview, Perfito, 29, argued that the speed running trend predated the dare post and rejected the legal threat from Scientology.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predated
preceded
Verb
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The stretch isn’t concerning to Murton, who noted Aidan Miller’s early slump last year that preceded an excellent season.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The world premiere will be preceded by meditation in the cinema.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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“Predated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predated. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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