POSTDATES Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

postdates

verb

Definition of postdates next

present tense third-person singular of postdate

as in follows

to come after in time the inscription at the base actually postdates the statue itself by a number of years

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Recent Examples of postdates 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. —

Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026

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Verb

The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The film follows the relationship between a strong-willed older sister and a younger brother who, starved of affection amid a difficult family dynamic, slides toward delinquency.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026