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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Djena had no choice in coming to America, or in any of the life decisions that preceded it.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
The late-night screening was preceded by a dose of pouring rain as Refn and his stars made their way into the Palais.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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“Antecede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecede. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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