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Recent Examples of predates
But every so often, one surfaces that pairs a recognizable name with architecture that predates the city’s midcentury boom.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
The Idea In a sense, the idea of Brasília predates Brazil itself.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
That predates American asset management company Apollo Sports Global agreeing to become the club’s majority shareholder in November.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The concentration trend predates the AI boom.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Several journalists have pointed out that reporting about military casualties predates Trump’s presidency.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The first is the absorbing tale of Camila’s abduction, an event that predates the Apache Wars by several decades.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
And somehow their relationship predates their time in the league.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Though his post leaned on Jaquez Lewis’ recent conviction, Polis’ interest in reducing Peter’s sentence predates the former lawmaker’s January trial.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
The Idea In a sense, the idea of Brasília predates Brazil itself.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
That predates American asset management company Apollo Sports Global agreeing to become the club’s majority shareholder in November.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The concentration trend predates the AI boom.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Several journalists have pointed out that reporting about military casualties predates Trump’s presidency.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The first is the absorbing tale of Camila’s abduction, an event that predates the Apache Wars by several decades.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
And somehow their relationship predates their time in the league.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Though his post leaned on Jaquez Lewis’ recent conviction, Polis’ interest in reducing Peter’s sentence predates the former lawmaker’s January trial.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predates
precedes
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The Orange County online court docket’s latest document entry for this case is an order ending the case for a pre-trial diversion, which commonly precedes the defendant entering a pre-trial diversion program.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Stage 5 is what immediately precedes it.—
Ray Dalio,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Predates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predates. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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