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Recent Examples of predates
Dennison is clear that the program predates his tenure.
—
Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
The Memphis district predates the Voting Rights Act.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The Memphis district predates the Voting Rights Act.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
One moment that taught me these skills really predates the Psyche mission entirely.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
Denver’s ban predates even the 1994 federal assault weapons ban that Congressmembers foolishly let expire in 2004.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
His river science predates that of the United States’ first recognized river scientist by 18 years.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
But the right’s relationship to gold predates its latest, and loudest, spokesperson.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That predates the emergence of these tiny drone planes that Iran and Ukraine are using.
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
The Memphis district predates the Voting Rights Act.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The Memphis district predates the Voting Rights Act.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
One moment that taught me these skills really predates the Psyche mission entirely.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
Denver’s ban predates even the 1994 federal assault weapons ban that Congressmembers foolishly let expire in 2004.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
His river science predates that of the United States’ first recognized river scientist by 18 years.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
But the right’s relationship to gold predates its latest, and loudest, spokesperson.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That predates the emergence of these tiny drone planes that Iran and Ukraine are using.
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
Verb
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His 1939 recognition as America’s first limnologist precedes by two years his 1941 canonization as an important American writer.—
Robert M. Thorson,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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