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Recent Examples of predate
The hunger crisis long predates Israel’s total blockade.
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Mick Krever, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Founded in 1762, Shepherdstown predates American independence and was once considered for the U.S. capital.
—West Virginia Tourism Office, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
Few college bars feature food, and what is offered can only be cooked through a fryer full of grease that predates the Siege of Vicksburg.
—Mac Engel
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
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Mick Krever, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Founded in 1762, Shepherdstown predates American independence and was once considered for the U.S. capital.
—West Virginia Tourism Office, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
Few college bars feature food, and what is offered can only be cooked through a fryer full of grease that predates the Siege of Vicksburg.
—Mac Engel
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predate
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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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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