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Recent Examples of predates
Eye dominance, in this context, is ancient, part of a vertebrate inheritance that predates our lineage by hundreds of millions of years.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Which is to say that topology predates topological spaces.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Changes in the backroom staff are inevitable, with fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura and goalkeeper coach Xabi Mancisidor, who actually predates Guardiola at City, also leaving next week.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 19 May 2026
DeMott’s name change predates any run for office.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
While popularized by William Shakespeare in the play Twelfth Night, the name predates his work.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
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
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Which is to say that topology predates topological spaces.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Changes in the backroom staff are inevitable, with fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura and goalkeeper coach Xabi Mancisidor, who actually predates Guardiola at City, also leaving next week.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 19 May 2026
DeMott’s name change predates any run for office.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
While popularized by William Shakespeare in the play Twelfth Night, the name predates his work.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
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Sky is wasting no time in adding the series to its offer, running the first three episodes launching tomorrow (May 22) ahead the Carb Day practice on May 23, which precedes the 110th Indy 500 race.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Found in the MacKenzie Mountains in Canada, the new fossils provide a rare window into the Ediacaran, a geological period that precedes the Cambrian explosion of biological diversity.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
20 May 2026
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“Predates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predates. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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