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Recent Examples of postdate
Crucially, because the Huayuan site postdates the Sinsk event and represents deeper parts of the ocean, the collection indicates that deep-water environments were a refuge for organisms during mass extinction.
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Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
Nora Lange on Motherhood As a Time-Travel Journey There are truths which predate and postdate us.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Plus there’s no added passenger screen, a trend that thankfully postdates this car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
So the key activities both predate and postdate the J.C.P.O.A., although Iran was technically in non-compliance the entire time for failing to declare the materials.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Ranging in age from 150 to nearly 5,000 years, varying in length from 7 to 36 feet, many canoes postdate the arrival of Europeans.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Horn had exited the public eye in 2015 following a stroke that postdated a career spent creating a multifaceted oeuvre that seethed with energy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2024
Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026
Nora Lange on Motherhood As a Time-Travel Journey There are truths which predate and postdate us.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Plus there’s no added passenger screen, a trend that thankfully postdates this car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
So the key activities both predate and postdate the J.C.P.O.A., although Iran was technically in non-compliance the entire time for failing to declare the materials.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Ranging in age from 150 to nearly 5,000 years, varying in length from 7 to 36 feet, many canoes postdate the arrival of Europeans.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Horn had exited the public eye in 2015 following a stroke that postdated a career spent creating a multifaceted oeuvre that seethed with energy.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postdate
Verb
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And Lawrence’s early death, following the failure of the Barbados therapy for his tuberculosis, attenuated even that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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After Tuesday’s game at Miami, the Braves have two more divisional games with the Marlins yet to play, followed by a home series against a hot-hitting Washington Nationals team (also within the division) this weekend.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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On top of that, the Cardinals moved on from Kyler Murray and didn’t replace him with a viable franchise-caliber quarterback.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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He was replaced by Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Postdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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