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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.
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Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
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Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
19 Nov. 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.
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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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Most of those emails postdate the time when the two were friends.
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Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
19 Nov. 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
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The reality is that leading men dictate roles and others follow as needed.
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The Kings trailed 76-75 following a jumper by Tyler Bilodeau with 52 seconds to go.
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With no room for error, Sheehan was quickly replaced by Jack Dreyer, who escaped the inning scoreless.
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Buxton was replaced in center by Kyler Fedko in the bottom of the first inning.
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“Postdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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