as in to precede
to go or come before in time
the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelites claimed to base their principles and practices on the Italian art that anteceded Raphael and other masters of the High Renaissance
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Eight of the album’s singles that preceded the LP’s release made the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025 -
These waves are often preceded or accompanied by an uptick in M&A activity.—
Lisya Bahar Manoah,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Antecede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecede. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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