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By movie’s end, the preexisting DC continuity is restored and these figures fade back into multiverse hypotheticals … with one startling exception: George Clooney’s Batman is back, baby.
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Vulture, 16 June 2023
The Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility has been investigating the death of the child, Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, a Panamanian national, who had significant preexisting health conditions before she was apprehended with her family at the Texas border last month.
—Eileen Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
And sometimes,s perfectly healthy skin doesn’t tolerate retinoids well—let alone skin with sensitivities or preexisting conditions, like eczema or rosacea, explains Alicia Yoon, esthetician and founder of Peach & Lily skincare.
—Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 13 June 2023
Sharing plans are not required to cover preexisting conditions or provide the minimum health benefits mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
—Markian Hawryluk, CBS News, 13 June 2023
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Vulture, 16 June 2023
The Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility has been investigating the death of the child, Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, a Panamanian national, who had significant preexisting health conditions before she was apprehended with her family at the Texas border last month.
—Eileen Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
And sometimes,s perfectly healthy skin doesn’t tolerate retinoids well—let alone skin with sensitivities or preexisting conditions, like eczema or rosacea, explains Alicia Yoon, esthetician and founder of Peach & Lily skincare.
—Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 13 June 2023
Sharing plans are not required to cover preexisting conditions or provide the minimum health benefits mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
—Markian Hawryluk, CBS News, 13 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preexist
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The problem was that in fighting markets in the way that foreign policy types fight democracy, strongmen, and in between, the U.S. foreign policy establishment robs countries of the essential cleansing and recovery that can only be preceded by allotment of failure.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Trump has been furious about news coverage that has deviated from his claims about the bombing mission, which preceded a ceasefire between Iran and Israel ending 12 days of hostilities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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“Preexist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preexist. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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