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Recent Examples of predates
Their friendship predates these horror movies, though, as Farmiga directed Wilson’s wife Dagmara Dominczyk in the 2011 drama Higher Ground.
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
However, GenZers, born after 1997, have flipped the switch and feel nostalgic for an analog world that predates their lifespan.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Famous for their made-to-order burgers and secret menu hacks, California-based In-N-Out has been flipping patties since 1948, building a devoted fan base that predates social media crazes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The term predates automobiles entirely, harkening back to the Wild West when the passenger sitting next to a stagecoach driver would carry a very literal shotgun.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
The market building predates the city’s incorporation in 1986, a city staff report notes.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Shintoism is an Indigenous animist belief system that predates Buddhism’s arrival in Japan, and Shinto sites of worship now exist comfortably alongside Buddhist temples.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
The storm predates the naming system that the National Hurricane Center introduced in the early 1950s.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Written in 1188, Layla and Majnun predates the Shakesparian tragedy by more than 400 years.
—Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
However, GenZers, born after 1997, have flipped the switch and feel nostalgic for an analog world that predates their lifespan.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Famous for their made-to-order burgers and secret menu hacks, California-based In-N-Out has been flipping patties since 1948, building a devoted fan base that predates social media crazes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The term predates automobiles entirely, harkening back to the Wild West when the passenger sitting next to a stagecoach driver would carry a very literal shotgun.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
The market building predates the city’s incorporation in 1986, a city staff report notes.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Shintoism is an Indigenous animist belief system that predates Buddhism’s arrival in Japan, and Shinto sites of worship now exist comfortably alongside Buddhist temples.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
The storm predates the naming system that the National Hurricane Center introduced in the early 1950s.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Written in 1188, Layla and Majnun predates the Shakesparian tragedy by more than 400 years.
—Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
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The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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It is designed to pick up on signs of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which often precedes Alzheimer’s.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Predates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predates. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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