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Recent Examples of precedes
This awareness prevents the complacency that precedes disaster.
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Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Sometimes bone loss precedes other symptoms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
Tau buildup, cell death and loss of function in the locus coeruleus precedes and predicts Alzheimer’s diagnosis and symptoms.
—Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Their season is brief, their flavor is punchy, and their reputation precedes them.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Placing wagers on election outcomes precedes modern-day statistical polling — the first of which was done by Elmer Gallup in the 1936 presidential election — according to Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at Wake Forest University who studies prediction markets.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Unprecedented consolidation often precedes unprecedented job loss.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The Orange County online court docket’s latest document entry for this case is an order ending the case for a pre-trial diversion, which commonly precedes the defendant entering a pre-trial diversion program.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Stage 5 is what immediately precedes it.
—Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Sometimes bone loss precedes other symptoms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
Tau buildup, cell death and loss of function in the locus coeruleus precedes and predicts Alzheimer’s diagnosis and symptoms.
—Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Their season is brief, their flavor is punchy, and their reputation precedes them.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Placing wagers on election outcomes precedes modern-day statistical polling — the first of which was done by Elmer Gallup in the 1936 presidential election — according to Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at Wake Forest University who studies prediction markets.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Unprecedented consolidation often precedes unprecedented job loss.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The Orange County online court docket’s latest document entry for this case is an order ending the case for a pre-trial diversion, which commonly precedes the defendant entering a pre-trial diversion program.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Stage 5 is what immediately precedes it.
—Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precedes
predates
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That rawness is exactly what draws people back to it — the clip predates the entire visual language of modern online video.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Malloy and Gill have developed a close bond that predates their time together in the Vikings’ middle infield.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Precedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedes. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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