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But the combination of a lingering marine heat wave and a strengthening El Niño resembles the conditions that preceded widespread disruptions to fisheries, marine mammals and seabirds along California and the West Coast.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The song stands on its own, but would have been more effective if the preceding songs were more 2001 than 2000 AD, and if producer Dan Lancaster had not mixed it so densely that cosmic chaos sounds like a single sustaining thud.
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Liam Inscoe-Jones,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
Other than a couple of doubles matches in the preceding month, Williams had not played a professional match in nearly four years.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
Her early decisions reveal the same Startup Intelligence patterns that preceded the success of founders such as Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The song stands on its own, but would have been more effective if the preceding songs were more 2001 than 2000 AD, and if producer Dan Lancaster had not mixed it so densely that cosmic chaos sounds like a single sustaining thud.
—
Liam Inscoe-Jones,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
Other than a couple of doubles matches in the preceding month, Williams had not played a professional match in nearly four years.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 July 2026
Her early decisions reveal the same Startup Intelligence patterns that preceded the success of founders such as Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
Verb
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The Traditional Latin Mass is the form of the Catholic liturgy that predates the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
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There is a Liberty Bell, a gift from King Louis XV of France, that predates the larger and more famous one in Philadelphia, and there’s an American story that predates America’s founding 250 years ago.
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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