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Recent Examples of predates
This Vrabel-Russini drama predates COVID.
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
License plates, however, remain stuck in a legacy format that predates modern understanding of memory and perception.
—Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Standing for the first time free of coffles on his feet, a man holds his broken chain aloft in a gesture that predates the Black Power fist that would become popular a century after this sculpture was hewn from rock.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Self-preferencing long predates the internet.
—Satya Marar, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Investigators say Yatco is allegedly part of Greggy's Cult, an online network that predates a similar group known as 764.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Some of this work predates Lefebvre’s time at Travelers, as the company had embedded machine learning and AI into its business for well over a decade.
—John Kell, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The backyard is the closer, built around an oak tree that predates the house.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The conflict between Israel and Lebanon long predates Hezbollah.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
License plates, however, remain stuck in a legacy format that predates modern understanding of memory and perception.
—Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Standing for the first time free of coffles on his feet, a man holds his broken chain aloft in a gesture that predates the Black Power fist that would become popular a century after this sculpture was hewn from rock.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Self-preferencing long predates the internet.
—Satya Marar, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Investigators say Yatco is allegedly part of Greggy's Cult, an online network that predates a similar group known as 764.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Some of this work predates Lefebvre’s time at Travelers, as the company had embedded machine learning and AI into its business for well over a decade.
—John Kell, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The backyard is the closer, built around an oak tree that predates the house.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The conflict between Israel and Lebanon long predates Hezbollah.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
Verb
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In many ways, the reputation of Michael, in theaters today, already precedes it.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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That's the kind of divergence that precedes the next leg up.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Predates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predates. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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