preceded; preceding
1
: to surpass in rank, dignity, or importance
2
: to be, go, or come ahead or in front of
3
: to be earlier than
4
: to cause to be preceded : preface
: to go or come before
Examples of precede in a Sentence
Minutes before 10:30 p.m. in China, the stadium pulsed with the emotions that always precede a 100-meter final.
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Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 25 Aug. 2008
But research has now shown that so-called responses to rhythm actually precede the external beat. We anticipate the beat …
—Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia, 2007
The print media ape the manners of television, and on television form precedes content, emotion replaces thought, legend substitutes for history, fiction dictates to fact.
—Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, September 1998
Riots preceded the civil war.
She preceded him into the room.
The country became more conservative in the years that preceded his election.
The new mayor is very different from the person who preceded her in office.
The meeting was preceded by a brief welcoming speech.
The chairman preceded the meeting with a brief welcoming speech.
Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 25 Aug. 2008
But research has now shown that so-called responses to rhythm actually precede the external beat. We anticipate the beat …
—Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia, 2007
The print media ape the manners of television, and on television form precedes content, emotion replaces thought, legend substitutes for history, fiction dictates to fact.
—Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, September 1998
Riots preceded the civil war.
She preceded him into the room.
The country became more conservative in the years that preceded his election.
The new mayor is very different from the person who preceded her in office.
The meeting was preceded by a brief welcoming speech.
The chairman preceded the meeting with a brief welcoming speech.
Recent Examples on the Web
Friendship preceded romance for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
In interviews with a dozen survivors across Rwanda in the two days preceding the commemoration on Sunday, many spoke about the paroxysm of violence that gripped this lush, landlocked nation.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Neil Patel’s reputation as a forward-thinker in digital marketing precedes him.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Know the symptoms that precede fainting: lightheadedness, tunnel vision, nausea, and clammy skin.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
Prices in the sector have plunged nearly 11% since March 2022, when the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates — wiping out gains from the preceding two years and deepening industry-wide woes.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Trending on Billboard From Nov. 3 to 16, 2023 – the two tracking weeks preceding Cassie’s filing – Diddy’s catalog generated 11,000 radio spins, which translated to 23.3 million radio airplay audience impressions, according to Luminate.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, the decade preceding the new millennium wasn't solely characterized by prosperity and growth.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
The song is the tribute that the man offers the woman, his wife, as a woman of valor, thanking her for all that she's meant to him in the preceding week and longer than that.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
In interviews with a dozen survivors across Rwanda in the two days preceding the commemoration on Sunday, many spoke about the paroxysm of violence that gripped this lush, landlocked nation.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Neil Patel’s reputation as a forward-thinker in digital marketing precedes him.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Know the symptoms that precede fainting: lightheadedness, tunnel vision, nausea, and clammy skin.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
Prices in the sector have plunged nearly 11% since March 2022, when the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates — wiping out gains from the preceding two years and deepening industry-wide woes.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Trending on Billboard From Nov. 3 to 16, 2023 – the two tracking weeks preceding Cassie’s filing – Diddy’s catalog generated 11,000 radio spins, which translated to 23.3 million radio airplay audience impressions, according to Luminate.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, the decade preceding the new millennium wasn't solely characterized by prosperity and growth.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
The song is the tribute that the man offers the woman, his wife, as a woman of valor, thanking her for all that she's meant to him in the preceding week and longer than that.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precede. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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precede
verb
pre·cede
pri-ˈsēd 
preceded; preceding
: to be, go, or come before (as in rank, position, or time)
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