antedated

verb

past tense of antedate
as in preceded
to go or come before in time dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years

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  • The annual meeting of the Group of Eight industrialized countries opens in Nago, Okinawa; the three-day summit is preceded by demonstrations by about 27,000 people protesting the American military presence on the Japanese island.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • Houston spent some of this offseason — and much of the two that preceded it — trying to trade Meyers, a homegrown outfielder who blossomed into an elite defensive center fielder with constant struggles to harness any offensive consistency.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2026
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“Antedated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antedated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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