postdates

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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  • Lilting piano follows her through the darkness of the castle’s chambers.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • L'Opéra follows a similar arc—restaurant first, festivities later—while Pablo Saint-Tropez on Place des Lices leans into a more unapologetic disco energy, with a 1970s playlist, mirror balls, and a crowd that reliably knows how to use a dance floor.
    Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
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  • Furniture Mall replaces about 150,000-square feet in what was once a Macy’s store that closed in 2025.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • This discrepancy, per the report’s projection, will worsen in the 2026-27 school year when STUNT replaces equestrian as a varsity sport.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
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  • Crisis communication experts say that tone, transparency, and authenticity often determine whether a response succeeds or fails.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The question of who succeeds the 70-year-old banking titan has become one of corporate America’s longest-running succession stories.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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“Postdates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postdates. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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