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Recent Examples of antedate
In truth, however, Italy’s migration policies antedate Salvini by at least two years, and represent an ugly consensus generally if more quietly shared by many powers in the EU.
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Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019
His theatrically posed male nudes were antedated by George Platt Lynes’s.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 25 July 2019
Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019
His theatrically posed male nudes were antedated by George Platt Lynes’s.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 25 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antedate
precede
Verb
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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
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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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“Antedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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