predates

present tense third-person singular of predate
as in precedes
to go or come before in time gunpowder predated the invention of the gun by several centuries

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Recent Examples of predates Fretting about how young people spend their hours is a perennial adult pastime, one that long predates Minecraft. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025 Fess Parker has a cinematic history that predates Sideways. Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025 But there has been a steady decline in bipartisan customs that predates Thune and even Schumer. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025 The most experienced participant on the panel, Codiciado — part of the generation that emerged in Tijuana during the pandemic that predates the corridos tumbados movement — shared valuable advice with his peers. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025 The outflow of residents to other states also predates the surtax and reflects other factors such as high housing costs. Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 Nagpal’s relationship with the festival predates his appointment, having first attended as an audience member before participating in IFFLA’s Industry Days program. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 Shadows has experience in the Middle East that far predates the current conflict. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 The History Behind the Mask The Ghostface mask, made famous by the Scream film franchise, actually predates the 1996 movie. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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precedes
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  • Shiffrin, who earned her 101st World Cup win at last season's finals in April, was transparent about her return to the international circuit of alpine skiing this season, which precedes the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in February 2026.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The installation precedes two crucial global climate events, including the COP30, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, and the Earthshot Prize 2025, in Rio de Janeiro.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Predates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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